Patents by Inventor Zachary David Hood

Zachary David Hood 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 EMBED CERAMIC NANOPARTICLES INTO TRANSPARENT POLYMER MEMBRANES
    Publication number: 20240039035
    Abstract: A polymer-ceramic composite membrane and methods of making the same. The composite membrane includes a polymer scaffold and a ceramic nanoparticle disposed within the polymer scaffold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC
    Inventor: Zachary David Hood
  • SOLID-STATE BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLID-STATE BATTERY UTILIZING SPRAY PYROLYSIS
    Publication number: 20230361338
    Abstract: An electrochemical cell and a method of manufacturing the electrochemical cell are provided. The method includes: spraying a precursor solution on an anode, the precursor solution including a metal salt dissolved in a solvent and the anode being at a temperature of 250° C. or greater; reacting the metal salt on the anode to form a buffer layer; and attaching a solid-state electrolyte to the buffer layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Andrea Maurano, Jesse John Hinricher, So Yeon Kim, Jennifer Lilia Marguerite Rupp, Ju Li, Yuntong Zhu, Hyunwon Chu, Zachary David Hood, Won Seok Chang, Kai Pei, Yimeng Huang, Srinath Chakravarthy, Ziqiang Wang
  • AMORPHOUS NITROGEN-RICH SOLID STATE LITHIUM ELECTROLYTE
    Publication number: 20220013806
    Abstract: A lithium ion conductor includes a compound of Formula 1: Li7-a*?-(b-4)*?-xMa?La3Zr2-?Mb?O12-x-?XxN???Formula 1 wherein in Formula 1, Ma is a cationic element having a valence of a, Mb is a cationic element having a valence of b, and X is an anion having a valence of ?1, wherein, when Ma comprises H, 0???5, otherwise 0???0.75, and wherein 0???1.5, 0?x?1.5, (a*?+(b?4)?+x)>0, and 0<??6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Won Seok Chang, Zachary David Hood, Jennifer Lilia Marguerite Rupp, Lincoln Miara
  • BILAYER COMPONENT FOR A LITHIUM BATTERY
    Publication number: 20210305621
    Abstract: A component for a lithium battery including a first layer including a lithium garnet having a porosity of 0 percent to less than 25 percent, based on a total volume of the first layer; and a second layer on the first layer and having a porosity of 25 percent to 80 percent, based on a total volume of the second layer, wherein the second layer is on the first layer and the second layer has a composition that is different from a composition of the first layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Won Seok Chang, Zachary David Hood, Jennifer Lilia Marguerite Rupp, Lincoln Miara
  • Production of biofuels with novel salts impregnated tire-derived carbon catalysts
    Patent number: 11117121
    Abstract: The invention provides a catalyst and a method for making the catalyst. The catalyst comprises a porous carbon composite impregnated with a salt. The catalyst comprises a porous carbon composite impregnated with a salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: UT-BATTELLE, LLC
    Inventors: Mariappan Paranthaman, Amit K. Naskar, Abdou Lachgar, Younan Xia, Zachary David Hood, Shiba Prasad Adhikari
  • PRODUCTION OF BIOFUELS WITH NOVEL SALTS IMPREGNATED TIRE-DERIVED CARBON CATALYSTS
    Publication number: 20180369791
    Abstract: The invention provides a catalyst and a method for making the catalyst. The catalyst comprises a porous carbon composite impregnated with a salt. The catalyst comprises a porous carbon composite impregnated with a salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicants: UT-Battelle, LLC, Georgia Institute of Technology, Wake Forest University
    Inventors: Mariappan Paranthaman, Amit K. Naskar, Abdou Lachgar, Younan Xia, Zachary David Hood, Shiba Prasad Adhikari