Patents by Inventor William Douglas Moorehead
William Douglas Moorehead 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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Patent number: 8586238Abstract: An energy storage device includes a first electrode comprising a first material and a second electrode comprising a second material, at least a portion of the first and second materials forming an interpenetrating network when dispersed in an electrolyte, the electrolyte, the first material and the second material are selected so that the first and second materials exert a repelling force on each other when combined. An electrochemical device, includes a first electrode in electrical communication with a first current collector; a second electrode in electrical communication with a second current collector; and an ionicaily conductive medium in ionic contact with said first and second electrodes, wherein at least a portion of the first and second electrodes form an interpenetrating network and wherein at least one of the first and second electrodes comprises an electrode structure providing two or more pathways to its current collector.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2012Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Yet-Ming Chiang, William Douglas Moorehead
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Patent number: 8580430Abstract: An energy storage device includes a first electrode comprising a first material and a second electrode comprising a second material, at least a portion of the first and second materials forming an interpenetrating network when dispersed in an electrolyte, the electrolyte, the first material and the second material are selected so that the first and second materials exert a repelling force on each other when combined. An electrochemical device, includes a first electrode in electrical communication with a first current collector; a second electrode in electrical communication with a second current collector; and an ionically conductive medium in ionic contact with said first and second electrodes, wherein at least a portion of the first and second electrodes form an interpenetrating network and wherein at least one of the first and second electrodes comprises an electrode structure providing two or more pathways to its current collector.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2012Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Yet-Ming Chiang, William Douglas Moorehead
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Publication number: 20120282530Abstract: An energy storage device includes a first electrode comprising a first material and a second electrode comprising a second material, at least a portion of the first and second materials forming an interpenetrating network when dispersed in an electrolyte, the electrolyte, the first material and the second material are selected so that the first and second materials exert a repelling force on each other when combined. An electrochemical device, includes a first electrode in electrical communication with a first current collector; a second electrode in electrical communication with a second current collector; and an ionically conductive medium in ionic contact with said first and second electrodes, wherein at least a portion of the first and second electrodes form an interpenetrating network and wherein at least one of the first and second electrodes comprises an electrode structure providing two or more pathways to its current collector.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2012Publication date: November 8, 2012Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Yet-Ming Chiang, William Douglas Moorehead
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Publication number: 20120251896Abstract: An energy storage device includes a first electrode comprising a first material and a second electrode comprising a second material, at least a portion of the first and second materials forming an interpenetrating network when dispersed in an electrolyte, the electrolyte, the first material and the second material are selected so that the first and second materials exert a repelling force on each other when combined. An electrochemical device, includes a first electrode in electrical communication with a first current collector; a second electrode in electrical communication with a second current collector; and an ionicaily conductive medium in ionic contact with said first and second electrodes, wherein at least a portion of the first and second electrodes form an interpenetrating network and wherein at least one of the first and second electrodes comprises an electrode structure providing two or more pathways to its current collector.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Yet-Ming Chiang, William Douglas Moorehead
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Patent number: 8241789Abstract: An energy storage device includes a first electrode comprising a first material and a second electrode comprising a second material, at least a portion of the first and second materials forming an interpenetrating network when dispersed in an electrolyte, the electrolyte, the first material and the second material are selected so that the first and second materials exert a repelling force on each other when combined. An electrochemical device, includes a first electrode in electrical communication with a first current collector; a second electrode in electrical communication with a second current collector; and an ionically conductive medium in ionic contact with said first and second electrodes, wherein at least a portion of the first and second electrodes form an interpenetrating network and wherein at least one of the first and second electrodes comprises an electrode structure providing two or more pathways to its current collector.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2010Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Yet-Ming Chiang, William Douglas Moorehead
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Patent number: 8206468Abstract: An energy storage device includes a first electrode comprising a first material and a second electrode comprising a second material, at least a portion of the first and second materials forming an interpenetrating network when dispersed in an electrolyte, the electrolyte, the first material and the second material are selected so that the first and second materials exert a repelling force on each other when combined. An electrochemical device, includes a first electrode in electrical communication with a first current collector; a second electrode in electrical communication with a second current collector; and an ionically conductive medium in ionic contact with said first and second electrodes, wherein at least a portion of the first and second electrodes form an interpenetrating network and wherein at least one of the first and second electrodes comprises an electrode structure providing two or more pathways to its current collector.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2010Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Yet-Ming Chiang, William Douglas Moorehead
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Publication number: 20110278170Abstract: An energy storage device includes a first electrode comprising a first material and a second electrode comprising a second material, at least a portion of the first and second materials forming an interpenetrating network when dispersed in an electrolyte, the electrolyte, the first material and the second material are selected so that the first and second materials exert a repelling force on each other when combined. An electrochemical device, includes a first electrode in electrical communication with a first current collector; a second electrode in electrical communication with a second current collector; and an ionically conductive medium in ionic contact with said first and second electrodes, wherein at least a portion of the first and second electrodes form an interpenetrating network and wherein at least one of the first and second electrodes comprises an electrode structure providing two or more pathways to its current collector.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2011Publication date: November 17, 2011Applicant: A123 SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Yet-Ming CHIANG, William Douglas MOOREHEAD, Antoni S. GOZDZ, Richard K. HOLMAN, Andrew LOXLEY, Gilberg N. RILEY, JR., Michael S. VIOLA
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Publication number: 20110045346Abstract: An energy storage device includes a first electrode comprising a first material and a second electrode comprising a second material, at least a portion of the first and second materials forming an interpenetrating network when dispersed in an electrolyte, the electrolyte, the first material and the second material are selected so that the first and second materials exert a repelling force on each other when combined. An electrochemical device, includes a first electrode in electrical communication with a first current collector; a second electrode in electrical communication with a second current collector; and an ionically conductive medium in ionic contact with said first and second electrodes, wherein at least a portion of the first and second electrodes form an interpenetrating network and wherein at least one of the first and second electrodes comprises an electrode structure providing two or more pathways to its current collector.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2010Publication date: February 24, 2011Applicants: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, A123 Systems, Inc.Inventors: Yet-Ming Chiang, William Douglas Moorehead
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Publication number: 20110005065Abstract: An energy storage device includes a first electrode comprising a first material and a second electrode comprising a second material, at least a portion of the first and second materials forming an interpenetrating network when dispersed in an electrolyte, the electrolyte, the first material and the second material are selected so that the first and second materials exert a repelling force on each other when combined. An electrochemical device, includes a first electrode in electrical communication with a first current collector; a second electrode in electrical communication with a second current collector; and an ionically conductive medium in ionic contact with said first and second electrodes, wherein at least a portion of the first and second electrodes form an interpenetrating network and wherein at least one of the first and second electrodes comprises an electrode structure providing two or more pathways to its current collector.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2010Publication date: January 13, 2011Inventors: Yet-Ming CHIANG, William Douglas MOOREHEAD, Antoni S. GOZDZ, Richard K. HOLMAN, Andrew LOXLEY, Gilberg N. RILEY, JR., Michael S. VIOLA
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Publication number: 20100003603Abstract: An energy storage device includes a first electrode comprising a first material and a second electrode comprising a second material, at least a portion of the first and second materials forming an interpenetrating network when dispersed in an electrolyte, the electrolyte, the first material and the second material are selected so that the first and second materials exert a repelling force on each other when combined. An electrochemical device, includes a first electrode in electrical communication with a first current collector; a second electrode in electrical communication with a second current collector; and an ionically conductive medium in ionic contact with said first and second electrodes, wherein at least a portion of the first and second electrodes form an interpenetrating network and wherein at least one of the first and second electrodes comprises an electrode structure providing two or more pathways to its current collector.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2009Publication date: January 7, 2010Inventors: Yet-Ming CHIANG, William Douglas MOOREHEAD, Antoni S. GOZDZ, Richard K. HOLMAN, Andrew LOXLEY, Gilberg N. RILEY, JR., Michael S. VIOLA
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Patent number: 7579112Abstract: An energy storage device includes a first electrode comprising a first material and a second electrode comprising a second material, at least a portion of the first and second materials forming an interpenetrating network when dispersed in an electrolyte, the electrolyte, the first material and the second material are selected so that the first and second materials exert a repelling force on each other when combined. An electrochemical device, includes a first electrode in electrical communication with a first current collector; a second electrode in electrical communication with a second current collector; and an ionically conductive medium in ionic contact with said first and second electrodes, wherein at least a portion of the first and second electrodes form an interpenetrating network and wherein at least one of the first and second electrodes comprises an electrode structure providing two or more pathways to its current collector.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2002Date of Patent: August 25, 2009Assignees: A123 Systems, Inc., Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Yet Ming Chiang, William Douglas Moorehead, Antoni S. Gozdz, Richard K. Holman, Andrew Loxley, Gilbert N. Riley, Jr., Michael S. Viola
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Publication number: 20030099884Abstract: An energy storage device includes a first electrode comprising a first material and a second electrode comprising a second material, at least a portion of the first and second materials forming an interpenetrating network when dispersed in an electrolyte, the electrolyte, the first material and the second material are selected so that the first and second materials exert a repelling force on each other when combined. An electrochemical device, includes a first electrode in electrical communication with a first current collector; a second electrode in electrical communication with a second current collector; and an ionically conductive medium in ionic contact with said first and second electrodes, wherein at least a portion of the first and second electrodes form an interpenetrating network and wherein at least one of the first and second electrodes comprises an electrode structure providing two or more pathways to its current collector.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2002Publication date: May 29, 2003Applicant: A123SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Yet Ming Chiang, William Douglas Moorehead, Antoni S. Gozdz, Richard K. Holman, Andrew Loxley, Gilbert N. Riley, Michael S. Viola