Patents by Inventor Thomas Hucke
Thomas Hucke 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: 20220177309Abstract: Known processes for preparing a porous carbonaceous material require lengthy polymerization and washing steps involving solvents or neutralizing agents. The use of high quantities of pore formers leads to a lower carbon yield and higher costs, and use of sulphuric acid leads to sulphur contamination of the final material, but also to corrosion and corrosive by-products and a more complicated handling of the process. In order allows the manufacturing of a porous carbonaceous material with a high pore volume and avoiding the disadvantages of the known methods, a process is provide that comprise the steps of a) providing at least one carbon source and at least one amphiphilic species, b) combining at least the carbon source and the amphiphilic species to obtain a precursor material, c) heating the precursor material to a temperature in the range between 300° C. and 600° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2020Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Markus Klose, Stephan Osinga, Julie Michaud-Bernlochner, Dominik Samuelis, Jörg Becker, Thomas Hucke, Benjamin Krüner, Evgeniia Komarova
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Patent number: 11114253Abstract: Additive material for an electrode of an electrochemical cell, double-layer capacitor and production method for such an electrode. Known additive materials for an electrode of an electrochemical cell contain electrically conductive particles composed of carbon, such as e.g. conductive carbon blacks or graphites. To provide an additive material having comparatively high ionic conductivity starting therefrom, it is proposed that the carbon additive particles have an average particle diameter in the range of 1 to 20 ?m and contain mesopores and macropores which form a three-dimensionally interconnected pore structure.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2017Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: HERAEUS BATTERY TECHNOLOGY GMBHInventors: Daniel Weingarth, Julie Michaud-Bernlochner, Thomas Hucke, Dominik Samuelis
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Publication number: 20190237270Abstract: Additive material for an electrode of an electrochemical cell, double-layer capacitor and production method for such an electrode. Known additive materials for an electrode of an electrochemical cell contain electrically conductive particles composed of carbon, such as e.g. conductive carbon blacks or graphites. To provide an additive material having comparatively high ionic conductivity starting therefrom, it is proposed that the carbon additive particles have an average particle diameter in the range of 1 to 20 ?m and contain mesopores and macropores which form a three-dimensionally interconnected pore structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2017Publication date: August 1, 2019Inventors: Daniel WEINGARTH, Julie MICHAUD-BERNLOCHNER, Thomas HUCKE, Dominik SAMUELIS
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Patent number: 9169121Abstract: A material, in particular an active material, for an electrode of a galvanic element, and a method for the production of the material, a mixture for the production of an electrode for a galvanic element, and a galvanic element, in particular a battery, and a medical implant comprising such a battery.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2012Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: LITRONIK Batterietechnologie GmbHInventors: Tim Traulsen, Gerd Fehrmann, Thomas Hucke, Andreas Deckert, Joerg Feller, Tom Schuffenhauer
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Patent number: 8722248Abstract: The present invention relates to an active element for a battery whose material contains copper oxyphosphate and an additive improving the conductivity. The proportion of the additive improving the conductivity in the material is between 3 and 7 wt. %, preferably between approximately 3 wt. % and approximately 5 wt. %, and the proportion of the copper oxyphosphate in the material adds up to 100 wt. %. The invention additionally relates to a battery having an active element of this type as well as a method for producing an active element of this type and a battery of this type. The battery according to the invention is suitable in particular for use in medical implants.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2008Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Biotronik CRM Patent AGInventors: Juergen Drews, Tim Traulsen, Gerd Fehrmann, Thomas Hucke, Roland Staub
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Publication number: 20130022871Abstract: A material, in particular an active material, for an electrode of a galvanic element, and a method for the production of the material, a mixture for the production of an electrode for a galvanic element, and a galvanic element, in particular a battery, and a medical implant comprising such a battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2012Publication date: January 24, 2013Applicant: LITRONIK BATTERIETECHNOLOGIE GMBHInventors: Tim Traulsen, Gerd Fehrmann, Thomas Hucke, Andreas Deckert, Joerg Feller, Tom Schuffenhauer
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Patent number: 8313052Abstract: A method for manufacturing of a powder mixture for a battery electrode that includes suspending of particles of at least one binder within an inert solvent producing a first suspension, slowly suspending of particles of an active material within the first suspension producing a second suspension, drying of the second suspension producing a granulate material. Further relates to a respective powder mixture, an electrode and a method of manufacturing the electrode.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2010Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: Biotronik CRM Patent AGInventors: Tim Traulsen, Thomas Hucke, Thomas Rodig
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Patent number: 8210838Abstract: A method and device for producing a battery electrode (5) by: pouring a powder mixture quantity (6a) into a cavity (2), laying an electrically conductive diverter (4) on powder mixture (6a), pouring a further quantity (6b) of same powder mixture (6) into same cavity (2), and compressing the two powder mixture quantities (6a, 6b). The device has a filling cavity (2) for powder mixture (6), at least one compression means (1) for compressing powder mixture (6), and support (7) and fixing means (8) for positioning and fixing an electrically conductive diverter (4). The diverter (4) is situated so that partial quantities (6a, 6b) of powder mixture (6) are located above and below diverter (4). The support means (7) and fixing means (8) are situated in such a way that a ratio of the partial quantities (6a, 6b) of powder mixture (6) above and below the diverter (4) remains essentially maintained.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2010Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Biotronik CRM Patent AGInventors: Gerd Fehrmann, Thomas Fischer, Thomas Hucke, Roland Staub, Jürgen Drews, Tim Traulsen
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Patent number: 8043744Abstract: Battery-operated device, having an electrically operated functional unit and an electrochemical voltage source, which are housed together in an essentially gas-tight device housing, the electrochemical voltage source having an electrolyte based on an ionic liquid and a coating-free plastic battery housing.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2008Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Biotronik CRM Patent AGInventors: Tim Traulsen, Juergen Drews, Thomas Hucke
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Publication number: 20100330432Abstract: A method for manufacturing of a powder mixture for a battery electrode that includes suspending of particles of at least one binder within an inert solvent producing a first suspension, slowly suspending of particles of an active material within the first suspension producing a second suspension, drying of the second suspension producing a granulate material. Further relates to a respective powder mixture, an electrode and a method of manufacturing the electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2010Publication date: December 30, 2010Inventors: Tim TRAULSEN, Thomas HUCKE, Thomas RODIG
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Publication number: 20100243102Abstract: A method and device for producing a battery electrode (5) by: pouring a powder mixture quantity (6a) into a cavity (2), laying an electrically conductive diverter (4) on powder mixture (6a), pouring a further quantity (6b) of same powder mixture (6) into same cavity (2), and compressing the two powder mixture quantities (6a, 6b). The device has a filling cavity (2) for powder mixture (6), at least one compression means (1) for compressing powder mixture (6), and support (7) and fixing means (8) for positioning and fixing an electrically conductive diverter (4). The diverter (4) is situated so that partial quantities (6a, 6b) of powder mixture (6) are located above and below diverter (4). The support means (7) and fixing means (8) are situated in such a way that a ratio of the partial quantities (6a, 6b) of powder mixture (6) above and below the diverter (4) remains essentially maintained.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2010Publication date: September 30, 2010Inventors: Gerd Fehrmann, Thomas Fischer, Thomas Hucke, Roland Staub, Jürgen Drews, Tim Traulsen
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Patent number: 7794882Abstract: The invention relates, among other things, to an electrode for a lithium battery with an electrode element of a material consisting of or comprising: 2-10 parts by weight of a conductivity additive containing carbon, based on an anisotropic expanded graphite; 0-5 parts by weight of a plate-shaped, spherical or potato-shaped graphite; 1-8 parts by weight of a binding agent; and 77-97 parts by weight of an active material selected from the group metal, transition metal oxide and metal phosphate, said active material being capable of intercalating lithium ions in a crystal lattice.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2007Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Biotronik CRM Patent AGInventors: Juergen Drews, Gerd Fehrmann, Thomas Fischer, Thomas Hucke, Roland Staub, Tim Traulsen
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Patent number: 7758782Abstract: A method and device for producing a battery electrode (5) by: pouring a powder mixture quantity (6a) into a cavity (2), laying an electrically conductive diverter (4) on powder mixture (6a), pouring a further quantity (6b) of same powder mixture (6) into same cavity (2), and compressing the two powder mixture quantities (6a, 6b). The device has a filling cavity (2) for powder mixture (6), at least one compression means (1) for compressing powder mixture (6), and support (7) and fixing means (8) for positioning and fixing an electrically conductive diverter (4). The diverter (4) is situated so that partial quantities (6a, 6b) of powder mixture (6) are located above and below diverter (4). The support means (7) and fixing means (8) are situated in such a way that a ratio of the partial quantities (6a, 6b) of powder mixture (6) above and below the diverter (4) remains essentially maintained.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2006Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Biotronik CRM Patent AGInventors: Gerd Fehrmann, Thomas Fischer, Thomas Hucke, Roland Staub, Jürgen Drews, Tim Traulsen
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Publication number: 20100055566Abstract: The present invention relates to an active element for a battery whose material contains copper oxyphosphate and an additive improving the conductivity. The proportion of the additive improving the conductivity in the material is between 3 and 7 wt. %, preferably between approximately 3 wt. % and approximately 5 wt. %, and the proportion of the copper oxyphosphate in the material adds up to 100 wt. %. The invention additionally relates to a battery having an active element of this type as well as a method for producing an active element of this type and a battery of this type. The battery according to the invention is suitable in particular for use in medical implants.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2008Publication date: March 4, 2010Inventors: Juergen DREWS, Tim Traulsen, Gerd Fehrmann, Thomas Hucke, Roland Staub
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Publication number: 20090075167Abstract: Battery-operated device, having an electrically operated functional unit and an electrochemical voltage source, which are housed together in an essentially gas-tight device housing, the electrochemical voltage source having an electrolyte based on an ionic liquid and a coating-free plastic battery housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2008Publication date: March 19, 2009Inventors: Tim Traulsen, Juergen Drews, Thomas Hucke
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Publication number: 20070259268Abstract: The invention relates, among other things, to an electrode for a lithium battery with an electrode element of a material consisting of or comprising: 2-10 parts by weight of a conductivity additive containing carbon, based on an anisotropic expanded graphite; 0-5 parts by weight of a plate-shaped, spherical or potato-shaped graphite; 1-8 parts by weight of a binding agent; and 77-97 parts by weight of an active material selected from the group metal, transition metal oxide and metal phosphate, the active material being capable of intercalating lithium ions in the crystal latticeType: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2007Publication date: November 8, 2007Inventors: Juergen DREWS, Gerd Fehrmann, Thomas Fisher, Thomas Hucke, Roland Staub, Tim Traulsen
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Patent number: 7268181Abstract: Bulk-modified potting composition based on a curable epoxy resin or on a mixture of these resins, where the resin or the mixture is composed of an epoxy resin, a hardener, where appropriate an accelerator, and also other additives, such as fillers, flexibilizers, and colorants, which potting composition (a) comprises a three-dimensionally crosslinked polysiloxane in disperse form and with a particle size in the range from 0.02 ?m to 50 ?m, which, where appropriate, has reactive groups which can react chemically with the epoxy resin and/or the hardener, (b) a selected linear or branched siloxane compound which has reactive groups which can react chemically with the epoxy resin and/or the hardener, and also, where appropriate, (c) a low-molecular-weight oligomeric siloxane compound, the use of the potting composition as an engineering material or as an insulating material, and the moldings and insulation produced therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2001Date of Patent: September 11, 2007Assignee: ABB Research LtdInventors: Thomas Hucke, Jens Rocks, Uwe Kaltenborn
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Publication number: 20070132143Abstract: A method and device for producing a battery electrode (5) by: pouring a powder mixture quantity (6a) into a cavity (2), laying an electrically conductive diverter (4) on powder mixture (6a), pouring a further quantity (6b) of same powder mixture (6) into same cavity (2), and compressing the two powder mixture quantities (6a, 6b). The device has a filling cavity (2) for powder mixture (6), at least one compression means (1) for compressing powder mixture (6), and support (7) and fixing means (8) for positioning and fixing an electrically conductive diverter (4). The diverter (4) is situated so that partial quantities (6a, 6b) of powder mixture (6) are located above and below diverter (4). The support means (7) and fixing means (8) are situated in such a way that a ratio of the partial quantities (6a, 6b) of powder mixture (6) above and below the diverter (4) remains essentially maintained.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2006Publication date: June 14, 2007Inventors: Gerd FEHRMANN, Thomas Fischer, Thomas Hucke, Roland Staub, Jurgen Drews, Tim Traulsen
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Publication number: 20040249060Abstract: Bulk-modified potting composition based on a curable epoxy resin or on a mixture of these resins, where the resin or the mixture is composed of an epoxy resin, a hardener, where appropriate an accelerator, and also other additives, such as fillers, flexibilizers, and colorants, which potting composition (a) comprises a three-dimensionally crosslinked polysiloxane in disperse form and with a particle size in the range from 0.02 &mgr;m to 50 &mgr;m, which, where appropriate, has reactive groups which can react chemically with the epoxy resin and/or the hardener, (b) a selected linear or branched siloxane compound which has reactive groups which can react chemically with the epoxy resin and/or the hardener; and also, where appropriate, (c) a low-molecular-weight oligomeric siloxane compound, the use of the potting composition as an engineering material or as an insulating material, and the moldings and insulation produced therefrom.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2003Publication date: December 9, 2004Inventors: Thomas Hucke, Jens Rocks, Uwe Kaltenborn