Patents by Inventor Yongho KEE

Yongho KEE 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).

  • 3D ordered nanomesh for metal-air battery
    Patent number: 11784318
    Abstract: A method (100) for making a non-aqueous rechargeable metal-air battery is provided. The method includes before and/or after inserting (108) a cathode in the battery, a pre-conditioning step (104, 106, 110) of a 3D nanomesh structure, so as to obtain a pre-conditioned 3D nanomesh structure, the pre-conditioned 3D nanomesh structure being free of cathode active material. A cathode to be inserted into a non-aqueous rechargeable metal-air battery is also provided. The cathode includes a pre-conditioned 3D nanomesh structure made of nanowires made of electronic conductive metal material, the pre-conditioned 3D nanomesh structure being free of cathode active material. A non-aqueous rechargeable metal-air battery including such a cathode is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignees: TOYOTA MOTOR EUROPE, IMEC VZW, KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
    Inventors: Fanny Jeanne Julie Barde, Philippe Vereecken, Yongho Kee
  • 3D ORDERED NANOMESH FOR METAL-AIR BATTERY
    Publication number: 20220190352
    Abstract: A method (100) for making a non-aqueous rechargeable metal-air battery is provided. The method includes before and/or after inserting (108) a cathode in the battery, a pre-conditioning step (104, 106, 110) of a 3D nanomesh structure, so as to obtain a pre-conditioned 3D nanomesh structure, the pre-conditioned 3D nanomesh structure being free of cathode active material. A cathode to be inserted into a non-aqueous rechargeable metal-air battery is also provided. The cathode includes a pre-conditioned 3D nanomesh structure made of nanowires made of electronic conductive metal material, the pre-conditioned 3D nanomesh structure being free of cathode active material. A non-aqueous rechargeable metal-air battery including such a cathode is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicants: Toyota Motor Europe, IMEC VZW, KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
    Inventors: Fanny Jeanne Julie BARDE, Philippe VEREECKEN, Yongho KEE