Patents by Inventor Sumin Zhu

Sumin Zhu 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: 20240154178
    Abstract: A battery, including an anode and a cathode defining an electric field therebetween and a solid-state ionic conductive membrane between the anode and the cathode. The solid-state ionic conductive membrane includes a multicrystalline microstructure defining grain boundaries between adjacent grains of the multi crystalline microstructure, wherein a majority of the grain boundary area of the multicrystalline microstructure is oriented substantially perpendicular to the direction of the electric field defined by the anode and a cathode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2021
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Ampcera Inc.
    Inventors: Hui Du, James Emery Brown, Chen Chen, Sumin Zhu
  • Patent number: 11936028
    Abstract: An electrochemical system includes: an anode; a cathode; an electrolyte; and at least one dielectrically heatable material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Ampcera Inc.
    Inventors: James Emery Brown, Hui Du, Chen Chen, Sumin Zhu
  • Patent number: 11881553
    Abstract: A solid-state electrolyte membrane includes an interlocking layered microstructure formed by melting and spraying of ionic conductive material for use in a battery system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Ampcera Inc.
    Inventors: Hui Du, James Emery Brown, Chen Chen, Sumin Zhu
  • Publication number: 20230378526
    Abstract: A solid state ionic conductive electrolyte membrane may include a multi-channel porous support structure and a solid-state ionic conductive electrolyte. The multi-channel porous support structure may define a porous wall structure separating a first plurality of channels from a second plurality of channels, and a solid-state ionic conductive electrolyte may be positioned within pores of the porous wall structure of the multi-channel structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Hui Du, Sumin Zhu, James Emery Brown
  • Patent number: 11819806
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a solid state ionic conductive membrane includes forming a solid state ionic conductive membrane on a support scaffold and treating the support scaffold to be macro porous.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Ampcera Inc.
    Inventors: James Emery Brown, Hui Du, Chen Chen, Sumin Zhu
  • Patent number: 11769906
    Abstract: A solid state ionic conductive electrolyte membrane may include a garnet-like structure oxide material. A solid state ionic conductive electrolyte membrane may include a multi-channel porous support structure and a solid state ionic conductive electrolyte in the multi-channel porous support structure. Systems and methods for selectively extracting alkaline metals include the solid state ionic conductive electrolyte membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: AMPCERA INC.
    Inventors: Hui Du, Sumin Zhu, James Emery Brown
  • Publication number: 20230261254
    Abstract: A solid-state electrolyte material, comprising: a chalcogenide-based ionic-conductive structure comprising: one or more of lithium, sodium, aluminum, magnesium, iron, and potassium; one or more of sulfur, oxygen, selenium, and tellurium; one or more of boron, gallium, antimony, silicon, germanium, tin, phosphorus, and arsenic; and at least one of excess chalcogen and excess chalcogenide incorporated into the chalcogenide-based ionic-conductive structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Hui Du, James Emery Brown, Sumin Zhu, Chen Chen
  • Publication number: 20230145609
    Abstract: A composite solid-state electrolyte membrane is manufactured by a meltblown extrusion process. A solid-state battery and a method for manufacturing a solid-state battery includes the solid-state electrolyte membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: James Emery Brown, Hui Du, Sumin Zhu
  • Publication number: 20230095801
    Abstract: A solid-state battery comprising: a positive current collector; a negative current collector; a solid state electrolyte layer between the positive current collector and the negative current collector; and at least one of a catholyte gradient composite cathode structure between the positive current collector and the solid state electrolyte layer and an anolyte gradient composite anode structure between the negative current collector and the solid state electrolyte layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Hui Du, James Emery Brown, Sumin Zhu
  • Publication number: 20230074353
    Abstract: A gradient multilayer structure for lithium batteries, a method for manufacturing thereof, and a lithium batteries comprise gradient multilayer structures. The multilayer structure has a porosity gradient with respect to adjacent layers of the multilayer structure or a solid-state ionic conductive material gradient with respect to adjacent layers of the multilayer structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Hui Du, James Emery Brown, Chen Chen, Eongyu Yi, Sumin Zhu
  • Patent number: 11600853
    Abstract: A container assembly includes a container defining a sealed chamber, a solid state electrolyte disposed in the chamber, and a hydrophobic substance protecting the solid state electrolyte. A method for preparing a solid state electrolyte includes positioning a solid state electrolyte in a chamber of a container, protecting the solid state electrolyte using a hydrophobic substance, and sealing the chamber. A method for extracting a solid state electrolyte includes positioning the container assembly of in a dry atmosphere, unsealing the chamber, and removing the solid state electrolyte from the chamber to the dry atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: AMPCERA INC.
    Inventors: James Emery Brown, Hui Du, Sumin Zhu
  • Publication number: 20220247015
    Abstract: The battery may include: an anode; a cathode; an electrolyte; at least one inductively heatable material or dielectrically heatable material in the electrolyte. Alternatively, the battery may include: an anode; a cathode; a solid electrolyte; at least one resistively heatable material in the solid electrolyte; and an electrically, ionically, or electrically and ionically insulative coating on the at least one resistively heatable material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Hui Du, James Emery Brown, Chen Chen, Sumin Zhu
  • Publication number: 20220131231
    Abstract: A solid-state electrolyte membrane includes a fabric support and a ceramic-polymer composite solid-state electrolyte on the fabric support. A secondary battery includes a cathode, an anode, and a solid-state electrolyte membrane. The solid-state electrolyte membrane includes a fabric support and a ceramic-polymer composite solid-state electrolyte on the fabric support. A method for manufacturing a solid-state electrolyte membrane includes coating a ceramic-polymer composite solid-state electrolyte on a fabric support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Hui Du, James Emery Brown, Chen Chen, Sumin Zhu
  • Patent number: 11177498
    Abstract: A redox flow battery includes a positive terminal, a negative terminal, and a solid state ionic conductive membrane on a macro porous support scaffold between the positive terminal and the negative terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: AMPCERA INC.
    Inventors: James Emery Brown, Hui Du, Chen Chen, Sumin Zhu
  • Publication number: 20200266484
    Abstract: A solid state ionic conductive electrolyte membrane may include a garnet-like structure oxide material. A solid state ionic conductive electrolyte membrane may include a multi-channel porous support structure and a solid state ionic conductive electrolyte in the multi-channel porous support structure. Systems and methods for selectively extracting alkaline metals include the solid state ionic conductive electrolyte membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Hui Du, Sumin Zhu, James Emery Brown
  • Patent number: 10701329
    Abstract: A white balance parameter determination method and white balance adjustment method, device, and storage medium, the parameter determination method including: obtaining raw images captured by a camera device in each of a set of color temperature categories; calculating a red average value (Ravg) and a blue average value (Bavg) of each raw image; determining a red adjustment value according to a first difference value between the Ravg of each raw image and a Ravg of a golden set and determining a blue adjustment value according to a second difference value between the Bavg of each raw image and a Bavg of the golden set; and determining a final red adjustment value using the red adjustment value and a preset red adjustment value in a preset parameter table and determining a final blue adjustment value using the blue adjustment value and a preset blue adjustment value in the preset parameter table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: SHANGHAI XIAOYI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sumin Zhu, Yudi Zhuang
  • Publication number: 20190253683
    Abstract: A white balance parameter determination method and white balance adjustment method, device, and storage medium, the parameter determination method including: obtaining raw images captured by a camera device in each of a set of color temperature categories; calculating a red average value (Ravg) and a blue average value (Bavg) of each raw image; determining a red adjustment value according to a first difference value between the Ravg of each raw image and a Ravg of a golden set and determining a blue adjustment value according to a second difference value between the Bavg of each raw image and a Bavg of the golden set; and determining a final red adjustment value using the red adjustment value and a preset red adjustment value in a preset parameter table and determining a final blue adjustment value using the blue adjustment value and a preset blue adjustment value in the preset parameter table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: Shanghai Xiaoyi Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sumin ZHU, Yudi ZHUANG