Patents by Inventor Will Hudson

Will Hudson 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: 20260128366
    Abstract: The instant disclosure sets forth multiphase lithium-stuffed garnet electrolytes having secondary phase inclusions, wherein these secondary phase inclusions are material(s) which is/are not a cubic phase lithium-stuffed garnet, but which is/are entrapped or enclosed within a lithium-stuffed garnet. When the secondary phase inclusions described herein are included in a lithium-stuffed garnet at 30-0.1 volume %, the inclusions stabilize the multiphase matrix and allow for improved sintering of the lithium-stuffed garnet. The electrolytes described herein, which include lithium-stuffed garnet with secondary phase inclusions, have an improved sinterability and density compared to phase pure cubic lithium-stuffed garnet having the formula Li7La3Zr2O12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2025
    Publication date: May 7, 2026
    Inventors: Larry BECK, Cheng-Chieh Chao, Lei Cheng, Niall Donnelly, William H. Gardner, Timothy Holme, Will Hudson, Sriram Iyer, Oleh Karpenko, Yang Li, Gengfu Xu
  • Publication number: 20250286124
    Abstract: Set forth herein are garnet material compositions, e.g., lithium-stuffed garnets and lithium-stuffed garnets doped with alumina, which are suitable for use as electrolytes and catholytes in solid state battery applications. Also set forth herein are lithium-stuffed garnet thin films having fine grains therein. Disclosed herein are novel and inventive methods of making and using lithium-stuffed garnets as catholytes, electrolytes and/or anolytes for all solid state lithium rechargeable batteries. Also disclosed herein are novel electrochemical devices which incorporate these garnet catholytes, electrolytes and/or anolytes. Also set forth herein are methods for preparing novel structures, including dense thin (<50 um) free standing membranes of an ionically conducting material for use as a catholyte, electrolyte, and, or, anolyte, in an electrochemical device, a battery component (positive or negative electrode materials), or a complete solid state electrochemical energy storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2025
    Publication date: September 11, 2025
    Inventors: Oleh KARPENKO, Niall Donnelly, Timothy Holme, Will Hudson, Sriram Iyer, Dong Hee Anna Choi, Mohit Singh, Adrian Winoto
  • Publication number: 20250079508
    Abstract: Set forth herein are garnet material compositions, e.g., lithium-stuffed garnets and lithium-stuffed garnets doped with alumina, which are suitable for use as electrolytes and catholytes in solid state battery applications. Also set forth herein are lithium-stuffed garnet thin films having fine grains therein. Disclosed herein are novel and inventive methods of making and using lithium-stuffed garnets as catholytes, electrolytes and/or anolytes for all solid state lithium rechargeable batteries. Also disclosed herein are novel electrochemical devices which incorporate these garnet catholytes, electrolytes and/or anolytes. Also set forth herein are methods for preparing novel structures, including dense thin (<50 um) free standing membranes of an ionically conducting material for use as a catholyte, electrolyte, and, or, anolyte, in an electrochemical device, a battery component (positive or negative electrode materials), or a complete solid state electrochemical energy storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Oleh KARPENKO, Niall Donnelly, Timothy Holme, Will Hudson, Sriram Iyer, Dong Hee Anna Choi, Mohit Singh, Adrian Winoto
  • Publication number: 20250055027
    Abstract: Set forth herein are garnet material compositions, e.g., lithium-stuffed garnets and lithium-stuffed garnets doped with alumina, which are suitable for use as electrolytes and catholytes in solid state battery applications. Also set forth herein are lithium-stuffed garnet thin films having fine grains therein. Disclosed herein are novel and inventive methods of making and using lithium-stuffed garnets as catholytes, electrolytes and/or anolytes for all solid state lithium rechargeable batteries. Also disclosed herein are novel electrochemical devices which incorporate these garnet catholytes, electrolytes and/or anolytes. Also set forth herein are methods for preparing novel structures, including dense thin (<50 um) free standing membranes of an ionically conducting material for use as a catholyte, electrolyte, and, or, anolyte, in an electrochemical device, a battery component (positive or negative electrode materials), or a complete solid state electrochemical energy storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Oleh Karpenko, Niall Donnelly, Timothy Holme, Will Hudson, Sriram Iyer, Dong Hee Anna Choi, Mohit Singh, Adrian Winoto
  • Publication number: 20240405264
    Abstract: The instant disclosure sets forth multiphase lithium-stuffed garnet electrolytes having secondary phase inclusions, wherein these secondary phase inclusions are material(s) which is/are not a cubic phase lithium-stuffed garnet, but which is/are entrapped or enclosed within a lithium-stuffed garnet. When the secondary phase inclusions described herein are included in a lithium-stuffed garnet at 30-0.1 volume %, the inclusions stabilize the multiphase matrix and allow for improved sintering of the lithium-stuffed garnet. The electrolytes described herein, which include lithium-stuffed garnet with secondary phase inclusions, have an improved sinterability and density compared to phase pure cubic lithium-stuffed garnet having the formula Li7La3Zr2O12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Larry BECK, Cheng-Chieh Chao, Lei Cheng, Niall Donnelly, Willam H. Gardner, Timothy Holme, Will Hudson, Sriram Iyer, Oleh Karpenko, Yang Li, Gengfu Xu
  • Patent number: 12095031
    Abstract: Set forth herein are garnet material compositions, e.g., lithium-stuffed garnets and lithium-stuffed garnets doped with alumina, which are suitable for use as electrolytes and catholytes in solid state battery applications. Also set forth herein are lithium-stuffed garnet thin films having fine grains therein. Disclosed herein are novel and inventive methods of making and using lithium-stuffed garnets as catholytes, electrolytes and/or anolytes for all solid state lithium rechargeable batteries. Also disclosed herein are novel electrochemical devices which incorporate these garnet catholytes, electrolytes and/or anolytes. Also set forth herein are methods for preparing novel structures, including dense thin (<50 um) free standing membranes of an ionically conducting material for use as a catholyte, electrolyte, and, or, anolyte, in an electrochemical device, a battery component (positive or negative electrode materials), or a complete solid state electrochemical energy storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: QuantumScape Battery, Inc.
    Inventors: Oleh Karpenko, Niall Donnelly, Timothy Holme, Will Hudson, Sriram Iyer, Dong Hee Anna Choi, Mohit Singh, Adrian Winoto
  • Patent number: 12074281
    Abstract: The instant disclosure sets forth multiphase lithium-stuffed garnet electrolytes having secondary phase inclusions, wherein these secondary phase inclusions are material(s) which is/are not a cubic phase lithium-stuffed garnet but which is/are entrapped or enclosed within a lithium-stuffed garnet. When the secondary phase inclusions described herein are included in a lithium-stuffed garnet at 30-0.1 volume %, the inclusions stabilize the multiphase matrix and allow for improved sintering of the lithium-stuffed garnet. The electrolytes described herein, which include lithium-stuffed garnet with secondary phase inclusions, have an improved sinterability and density compared to phase pure cubic lithium-stuffed garnet having the formula Li7La3Zr2O12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Inventors: Larry Beck, Cheng-Chieh Chao, Lei Cheng, Niall Donnelly, William H. Gardner, Tim Holme, Will Hudson, Sriram Iyer, Oleh Karpenko, Yang Li, Gengfu Xu
  • Patent number: 12057600
    Abstract: Provided herein are electrochemical cells having a solid separator, a lithium metal anode, and a positive electrode catholyte wherein the electrochemical cell includes a nitrile, dinitrile, or organic sulfur-including solvent and a lithium salt dissolved therein. Also set forth are methods of making and using these electrochemical cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: QuantumScape Battery, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Roberts, Zhebo Chen, Will Hudson, Rainer Fasching, Tiffany Ho, Timothy P. Holme, Mohit Singh, Aram Yang
  • Publication number: 20240063429
    Abstract: Set forth herein are garnet material compositions, e.g., lithium-stuffed garnets and lithium-stuffed garnets doped with alumina, which are suitable for use as electrolytes and catholytes in solid state battery applications. Also set forth herein are lithium-stuffed garnet thin films having fine grains therein. Disclosed herein are novel and inventive methods of making and using lithium-stuffed garnets as catholytes, electrolytes and/or anolytes for all solid state lithium rechargeable batteries. Also disclosed herein are novel electrochemical devices which incorporate these garnet catholytes, electrolytes and/or anolytes. Also set forth herein are methods for preparing novel structures, including dense thin (<50 um) free standing membranes of an ionically conducting material for use as a catholyte, electrolyte, and, or, anolyte, in an electrochemical device, a battery component (positive or negative electrode materials), or a complete solid state electrochemical energy storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Oleh KARPENKO, Niall Donnelly, Timothy Holme, Will Hudson, Sriram Iyer, Dong Hee Anna Choi, Mohit Singh, Adrian Winoto
  • Patent number: 11901506
    Abstract: The instant disclosure sets forth multiphase lithium-stuffed garnet electrolytes having secondary phase inclusions, wherein these secondary phase inclusions are material(s) which is/are not a cubic phase lithium-stuffed garnet but which is/are entrapped or enclosed within a lithium-stuffed garnet. When the secondary phase inclusions described herein are included in a lithium-stuffed garnet at 30-0.1 volume %, the inclusions stabilize the multiphase matrix and allow for improved sintering of the lithium-stuffed garnet. The electrolytes described herein, which include lithium-stuffed garnet with secondary phase inclusions, have an improved sinterability and density compared to phase pure cubic lithium-stuffed garnet having the formula Li7La3Zr2O12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: QuantumScape Battery, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry Beck, Cheng-Chieh Chao, Lei Cheng, Niall Donnelly, William H. Gardner, Tim Holme, Will Hudson, Sriram Iyer, Oleh Karpenko, Yang Li, Gengfu Xu
  • Patent number: 11658338
    Abstract: Set forth herein are garnet material compositions, e.g., lithium-stuffed garnets and lithium-stuffed garnets doped with alumina, which are suitable for use as electrolytes and catholytes in solid state battery applications. Also set forth herein are lithium-stuffed garnet thin films having fine grains therein. Disclosed herein are novel and inventive methods of making and using lithium-stuffed garnets as catholytes, electrolytes and/or anolytes for all solid state lithium rechargeable batteries. Also disclosed herein are novel electrochemical devices which incorporate these garnet catholytes, electrolytes and/or anolytes. Also set forth herein are methods for preparing novel structures, including dense thin (<50 um) free standing membranes of an ionically conducting material for use as a catholyte, electrolyte, and, or, anolyte, in an electrochemical device, a battery component (positive or negative electrode materials), or a complete solid state electrochemical energy storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: QuantumScape Battery, Inc.
    Inventors: Oleh Karpenko, Niall Donnelly, Tim Holme, Will Hudson, Sriram Iyer, Dong Hee Anna Choi, Mohit Singh, Adrian Winoto
  • Patent number: 11600857
    Abstract: Set forth herein are garnet material compositions, e.g., lithium-stuffed garnets and lithium-stuffed garnets doped with alumina, which are suitable for use as electrolytes and catholytes in solid state battery applications. Also set forth herein are lithium-stuffed garnet thin films having fine grains therein. Disclosed herein are novel and inventive methods of making and using lithium-stuffed garnets as catholytes, electrolytes and/or anolytes for all solid state lithium rechargeable batteries. Also disclosed herein are novel electrochemical devices which incorporate these garnet catholytes, electrolytes and/or anolytes. Also set forth herein are methods for preparing novel structures, including dense thin (<50 um) free standing membranes of an ionically conducting material for use as a catholyte, electrolyte, and, or, anolyte, in an electrochemical device, a battery component (positive or negative electrode materials), or a complete solid state electrochemical energy storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: QuantumScape Battery, Inc.
    Inventors: Oleh Karpenko, Niall Donnelly, Tim Holme, Will Hudson, Sriram Iyer, Dong Hee Anna Choi, Mohit Singh, Adrian Winoto
  • Publication number: 20230050593
    Abstract: The instant disclosure sets forth multiphase lithium-stuffed garnet electrolytes having secondary phase inclusions, wherein these secondary phase inclusions are material(s) which is/are not a cubic phase lithium-stuffed garnet but which is/are entrapped or enclosed within a lithium-stuffed garnet. When the secondary phase inclusions described herein are included in a lithium-stuffed garnet at 30-0.1 volume %, the inclusions stabilize the multiphase matrix and allow for improved sintering of the lithium-stuffed garnet. The electrolytes described herein, which include lithium-stuffed garnet with secondary phase inclusions, have an improved sinterability and density compared to phase pure cubic lithium-stuffed garnet having the formula Li7La3Zr2O12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Larry Beck, Cheng-Chieh CHAO, Lei CHENG, Niall DONNELLY, William H. GARDNER, Tim HOLME, Will HUDSON, Sriram IYER, Oleh KARPENKO, Yang LI, Gengfu XU
  • Patent number: 11489193
    Abstract: The instant disclosure sets forth multiphase lithium-stuffed garnet electrolytes having secondary phase inclusions, wherein these secondary phase inclusions are material(s) which is/are not a cubic phase lithium-stuffed garnet but which is/are entrapped or enclosed within a lithium-stuffed garnet. When the secondary phase inclusions described herein are included in a lithium-stuffed garnet at 30-0.1 volume %, the inclusions stabilize the multiphase matrix and allow for improved sintering of the lithium-stuffed garnet. The electrolytes described herein, which include lithium-stuffed garnet with secondary phase inclusions, have an improved sinterability and density compared to phase pure cubic lithium-stuffed garnet having the formula Li7La3Zr2O12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: QuantumScape Battery, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry Beck, Cheng-Chieh Chao, Lei Cheng, Niall Donnelly, William H Gardner, Tim Holme, Will Hudson, Sriram Iyer, Oleh Karpenko, Yang Li, Gengfu Xu
  • Publication number: 20220344704
    Abstract: Set forth herein are garnet material compositions, e.g., lithium-stuffed garnets and lithium-stuffed garnets doped with alumina, which are suitable for use as electrolytes and catholytes in solid state battery applications. Also set forth herein are lithium-stuffed garnet thin films having fine grains therein. Disclosed herein are novel and inventive methods of making and using lithium-stuffed garnets as catholytes, electrolytes and/or anolytes for all solid state lithium rechargeable batteries. Also disclosed herein are novel electrochemical devices which incorporate these garnet catholytes, electrolytes and/or anolytes. Also set forth herein are methods for preparing novel structures, including dense thin (<50 um) free standing membranes of an ionically conducting material for use as a catholyte, electrolyte, and, or, anolyte, in an electrochemical device, a battery component (positive or negative electrode materials), or a complete solid state electrochemical energy storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Oleh KARPENKO, Niall Donnelly, Tim HOLME, Will HUDSON, Sriram IYER, Dong Hee Anna CHOI, Mohit SINGH, Adrian WINOTO
  • Publication number: 20220328933
    Abstract: Provided herein are electrochemical cells having a solid separator, a lithium metal anode, and a positive electrode catholyte wherein the electrochemical cell includes a nitrile, dinitrile, or organic sulfur-including solvent and a lithium salt dissolved therein. Also set forth arc methods of making and using these electrochemical cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Greg ROBERTS, Zhebo CHEN, Will HUDSON, Rainer FASCHING, Tiffany HO, Timothy P. HOLME, Mohit SINGH, Aram YANG
  • Publication number: 20220328867
    Abstract: The instant disclosure sets forth multiphase lithium-stuffed garnet electrolytes having secondary phase inclusions, where-in these secondary phase inclusions are material(s) which is/are not a cubic phase lithium-stuffed garnet but which is/are entrapped or enclosed within a lithium-stuffed garnet. When the secondary phase inclusions described herein are included in a lithium-stuffed garnet at 30-0.1 volume %, the inclusions stabilize the multiphase matrix and allow for improved sintering of the lithium-stuffed garnet. The electrolytes described herein, which include lithium-stuffed garnet with secondary phase inclusions, have an improved sinterability and density compared to phase pure cubic lithium-stuffed garnet having the formula Li7La3Zr2O12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Larry BECK, Cheng-Chieh CHAO, Lei CHENG, Niall DONNELLY, William H. GARDNER, Tim HOLME, Will HUDSON, Sriram IYER, Oleh KARPENKO, Yang LI, Gengfu XU
  • Publication number: 20220223905
    Abstract: Set forth herein are garnet material compositions, e.g., lithium-stuffed garnets and lithium-stuffed garnets doped with alumina, which are suitable for use as electrolytes and catholytes in solid state battery applications. Also set forth herein are lithium-stuffed garnet thin films having fine grains therein. Disclosed herein are novel and inventive methods of making and using lithium-stuffed garnets as catholytes, electrolytes and/or anolytes for all solid state lithium rechargeable batteries. Also disclosed herein are novel electrochemical devices which incorporate these garnet catholytes, electrolytes and/or anolytes. Also set forth herein are methods for preparing novel structures, including dense thin (<50 um) free standing membranes of an ionically conducting material for use as a catholyte, electrolyte, and, or, anolyte, in an electrochemical device, a battery component (positive or negative electrode materials), or a complete solid state electrochemical energy storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Oleh KARPENKO, Niall Donnelly, Tim HOLME, Will HUDSON, Sriram IYER, Dong Hee Anna CHOI, Mohit SINGH, Adrian WINOTO
  • Patent number: 11342630
    Abstract: Provided herein are electrochemical cells having a solid separator, a lithium metal anode, and a positive electrode catholyte wherein the electrochemical cell includes a nitrile, dinitrile, or organic sulfur-including solvent and a lithium salt dissolved therein. Also set forth are methods of making and using these electrochemical cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: QuantumScape Battery, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Roberts, Zhebo Chen, Will Hudson, Rainer Fasching, Tiffany Ho, Timothy P. Holme, Mohit Singh, Aram Yang
  • Patent number: 11171357
    Abstract: Set forth herein are garnet material compositions, e.g., lithium-stuffed garnets and lithium-stuffed garnets doped with alumina, which are suitable for use as electrolytes and catholytes in solid state battery applications. Also set forth herein are lithium-stuffed garnet thin films having fine grains therein. Disclosed herein are novel and inventive methods of making and using lithium-stuffed garnets as catholytes, electrolytes and/or anolytes for all solid state lithium rechargeable batteries. Also disclosed herein are novel electrochemical devices which incorporate these garnet catholytes, electrolytes and/or anolytes. Also set forth herein are methods for preparing novel structures, including dense thin (<50 um) free standing membranes of an ionically conducting material for use as a catholyte, electrolyte, and, or, anolyte, in an electrochemical device, a battery component (positive or negative electrode materials), or a complete solid state electrochemical energy storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: QuantumScape Battery, Inc.
    Inventors: Adrian Winoto, Niall Donnelly, Tim Holme, Will Hudson, Sriram Iyer, Oleh Karpenko, Mohit Singh, Dong Hee Anna Choi