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).

  • Publication number: 20220177309
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Markus Klose, Stephan Osinga, Julie Michaud-Bernlochner, Dominik Samuelis, Jörg Becker, Thomas Hucke, Benjamin Krüner, Evgeniia Komarova
  • Patent number: 11114253
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: HERAEUS BATTERY TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Daniel Weingarth, Julie Michaud-Bernlochner, Thomas Hucke, Dominik Samuelis
  • Publication number: 20190237270
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Daniel WEINGARTH, Julie MICHAUD-BERNLOCHNER, Thomas HUCKE, Dominik SAMUELIS
  • Patent number: 9169121
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: LITRONIK Batterietechnologie GmbH
    Inventors: Tim Traulsen, Gerd Fehrmann, Thomas Hucke, Andreas Deckert, Joerg Feller, Tom Schuffenhauer
  • Patent number: 8722248
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Biotronik CRM Patent AG
    Inventors: Juergen Drews, Tim Traulsen, Gerd Fehrmann, Thomas Hucke, Roland Staub
  • Publication number: 20130022871
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: LITRONIK BATTERIETECHNOLOGIE GMBH
    Inventors: Tim Traulsen, Gerd Fehrmann, Thomas Hucke, Andreas Deckert, Joerg Feller, Tom Schuffenhauer
  • Patent number: 8313052
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Biotronik CRM Patent AG
    Inventors: Tim Traulsen, Thomas Hucke, Thomas Rodig
  • Patent number: 8210838
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Biotronik CRM Patent AG
    Inventors: Gerd Fehrmann, Thomas Fischer, Thomas Hucke, Roland Staub, Jürgen Drews, Tim Traulsen
  • Patent number: 8043744
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Biotronik CRM Patent AG
    Inventors: Tim Traulsen, Juergen Drews, Thomas Hucke
  • Publication number: 20100330432
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Tim TRAULSEN, Thomas HUCKE, Thomas RODIG
  • Publication number: 20100243102
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Gerd Fehrmann, Thomas Fischer, Thomas Hucke, Roland Staub, Jürgen Drews, Tim Traulsen
  • Patent number: 7794882
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Biotronik CRM Patent AG
    Inventors: Juergen Drews, Gerd Fehrmann, Thomas Fischer, Thomas Hucke, Roland Staub, Tim Traulsen
  • Patent number: 7758782
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Biotronik CRM Patent AG
    Inventors: Gerd Fehrmann, Thomas Fischer, Thomas Hucke, Roland Staub, Jürgen Drews, Tim Traulsen
  • Publication number: 20100055566
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Juergen DREWS, Tim Traulsen, Gerd Fehrmann, Thomas Hucke, Roland Staub
  • Publication number: 20090075167
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: Tim Traulsen, Juergen Drews, Thomas Hucke
  • Publication number: 20070259268
    Abstract: 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 lattice
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventors: Juergen DREWS, Gerd Fehrmann, Thomas Fisher, Thomas Hucke, Roland Staub, Tim Traulsen
  • Patent number: 7268181
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: ABB Research Ltd
    Inventors: Thomas Hucke, Jens Rocks, Uwe Kaltenborn
  • Publication number: 20070132143
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Gerd FEHRMANN, Thomas Fischer, Thomas Hucke, Roland Staub, Jurgen Drews, Tim Traulsen
  • Publication number: 20040249060
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2003
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas Hucke, Jens Rocks, Uwe Kaltenborn