Patents by Inventor Young Bui

Young Bui 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).

  • Method to protect a lithium metal anode in a rechargeable lithium metal battery
    Patent number: 12009511
    Abstract: A rechargeable metal halide battery fabricated with a liquid nitrogen treated metallic anode demonstrates a stable cycle life with a slow rate of degradation and high discharge capacity in comparison to battery cells with untreated anodes. The anode, which may be an alkali metal and/or an alkaline earth metal, is pretreated with the liquid nitrogen prior to formation in a battery stack. The liquid nitrogen treatment forms a metal nitride on a surface of the anode that (i) increases the surface area of the anode, (ii) acts as a passivation layer that prevents detrimental SEI-forming side reactions that degrade anodes, and (iii) suppresses dendrite growth. Where the anode is lithium, the metal nitride is lithium nitride (Li3N).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Yumi Kim, Amaresh Samuthira Pandian, Holt Bui, Jangwoo Kim, Young-Hye Na
  • Systems and methods for recycling fuel cell stack components
    Patent number: 10756355
    Abstract: System and methods for refurbishing fuel cell stack components, the methods including singulating the stack using a splitting apparatus or a liquid nitrogen bath. Fuel cell debris may be removed from interconnects of the fuel cell stack using laser heating, flame heating, a die, sonication, a nubbed roller, grit blasting, and/or a high pressure fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Elson Seiki, Cheng-Yu Lin, Bijan Moslehi, Jakob Hilton, Drew Paran, Ali Delkaninia, Young Bui
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECYCLING FUEL CELL STACK COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20170244114
    Abstract: System and methods for refurbishing fuel cell stack components, the methods including singulating the stack using a splitting apparatus or a liquid nitrogen bath. Fuel cell debris may be removed from interconnects of the fuel cell stack using laser heating, flame heating, a die, sonication, a nubbed roller, grit blasting, and/or a high pressure fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Elson Seiki, Cheng-Yu Lin, Bijan Moslehi, Jakob Hilton, Drew Paran, Ali Delkaninia, Young Bui
  • High efficiency and high throughput cascade scrub wash machine for rigid magnetic recording media
    Patent number: 8034185
    Abstract: A disk cleaning scrub module comprising a scrub lane and a plurality of brushes that rotates and scrub washes a plurality of disks having a diameter D in the scrub lane, wherein a disk-to-disk center distance for scrub wash of the plurality of the disks is S and a ratio of S/D is greater than 1 and less than 1.6 is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Youmin Liu, Rito Ligutom, Kennith Pompliano, Young Bui, Jennifer Hou, James Tuman
  • HIGH EFFICIENCY AND HIGH THROUGHPUT CASCADE SCRUB WASH MACHINE FOR RIGID MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIA
    Publication number: 20100020666
    Abstract: A disk cleaning scrub module comprising a scrub lane and a plurality of brushes that rotates and scrub washes a plurality of disks having a diameter D in the scrub lane, wherein a disk-to-disk center distance for scrub wash of the plurality of the disks is S and a ratio of S/D is greater than 1 and less than 1.6 is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2008
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Youmin Liu, Rito Ligutom, Kennith Pompliano, Young Bui, Jennifer Hou, James Tuman