Hydrogen Containing Patents (Class 429/200)
  • Patent number: 12148883
    Abstract: The lithium secondary battery of the present invention satisfies at least one requirement selected from the group consisting of requirements (i) and (ii). (i) An electrolyte liquid includes an anode mediator which is dissolved along with lithium in a solvent of the electrolyte liquid to give, to the electrolyte liquid, an equilibrium potential which is not more than an upper limit potential at which a compound of lithium and an anode active material is formed, and does not include a compound which is dissolved along with lithium in the solvent of the electrolyte liquid to give, to the electrolyte liquid, an equilibrium potential which is more than the upper limit potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahisa Fujimoto, Shuji Ito
  • Patent number: 12148889
    Abstract: Disclosed are electrolyte compositions comprising a fluorinated acyclic carboxylic acid ester, lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (also called LiFSI); and at least one electrolyte salt. The electrolyte compositions are useful in electrochemical cells, such as lithium-ion batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: SYENSQO SA
    Inventors: Daniel Hancock, Du-Hyun Won, Hyuncheol Lee, Hyung Kwon Hwang, Eun-Ji Moon
  • Patent number: 12136700
    Abstract: The present application provides a lithium-ion battery and an apparatus, and the lithium-ion battery includes an electrode assembly and an electrolytic solution, the electrode assembly includes a positive electrode sheet, a negative electrode sheet and a separation film. A positive active material of the positive electrode sheet includes Lix1Coy1M1-y1O2-z1Qz1, 0.5?x1?1.2, 0.85?y1?1.0, 0?z1?0.1 M is selected from one or more of Al, Ti, Zr, Y, and Mg, and Q is selected from one or more of F, Cl, and S. The electrolytic solution contains vinylene carbonate, fluoroethylene carbonate, 1,3-propane sultone, and an additive A. The additive A is a polynitrile six-membered nitrogen-heterocyclic compound with a relatively low oxidation potential. The lithium-ion battery has superb cycle performance and storage performance, especially under high-temperature and high-voltage conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
    Inventors: Tiancheng Yi, Chunhua Hu, Yao Jiang, Shushi Dou, Chengdu Liang
  • Patent number: 12119447
    Abstract: An electrochemical apparatus including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, an electrolyte, and a separator. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode current collector and a positive active material layer disposed on the positive current collector. An X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of the positive active material layer has a peak at 164 eV to 175 eV. The electrolyte has a retention capability of 1.0 g/Ah to 4.0 g/Ah. The electrolyte improves cycle performance, over-discharge storage performance, and safety performance of the electrochemical apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: NINGDE AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yanyan Xu, Chunrui Xu, Jianming Zheng
  • Patent number: 12100803
    Abstract: Water-in-salt electrolytes for zinc metal batteries are disclosed. The electrolyte includes a zinc halide. The electrolyte may be a hybrid water-in-salt electrolyte further including an additional metal halide or nonmetal halide. Batteries including the electrolytes are disclosed, as well as devices including the batteries and methods of making the batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Oregon State University
    Inventors: Xiulei Ji, Chong Zhang
  • Patent number: 12015122
    Abstract: Electrolytes and electrolyte additives for energy storage devices comprising a carboxylic ether, a carboxylic acid based salt, or an acrylate electrolyte are disclosed. The energy storage device comprises a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is a Si-based electrode, a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, an electrolyte, and at least one electrolyte additive selected from carboxylic ethers, carboxylic acid based salts, and acrylates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Enevate Corporation
    Inventors: Liwen Ji, Benjamin Yong Park, Ian Browne, Tracy Ho, Sung Won Choi
  • Patent number: 11990585
    Abstract: Electrolyte formulations for energy storage devices are disclosed. The energy storage device comprises a first electrode and a second electrode, where one or both of the first electrode and the second electrode is a Si-based electrode, a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, and an electrolyte composition. Electrolyte formulations as described herein are electrolyte compositions comprising two or more components such as solvents, co-solvents, salts and/or additives. In some embodiments, three or more, four or more, five or more, six or more, seven or more, or eight or more components are included in the electrolyte composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Enevate Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin Yong Park, Heidi Anderson, Hong Zhao, Vincent Giordani, Sung Ju Cho, Myunghwan Jeong, Daniel Sylvinson Muthiah Ravinson, Samuel Keene, Mya Le Thai
  • Patent number: 11901508
    Abstract: Electrolytes and electrolyte additives for energy storage devices comprising a sulfonate ester compound are disclosed. The energy storage device comprises a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is a Si-based electrode, a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, an electrolyte, and at least one electrolyte additive selected from a sulfonate ester compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Enevate Corporation
    Inventors: Liwen Ji, Benjamin Yong Park
  • Patent number: 11817572
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes a positive electrode; a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material layer including a negative electrode active material and a negative electrode conductive agent, and an electrolytic solution. The negative electrode active material includes a plurality of primary negative electrode active material particles and a plurality of secondary negative electrode active material particles, and the negative electrode active material includes a lithium titanium composite oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryosuke Matsuoka, Takashige Fujikawa
  • Patent number: 11769867
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a method includes forming a battery electrode on a substrate. Forming the battery electrode on the substrate includes depositing a first electrode active material layer on a first portion of a surface of the substrate and depositing, to form a current collector, a conductive material using a thin film deposition process on a surface of the first electrode active material layer. The conductive material is deposited over an edge of the first electrode active material layer and onto a second portion of the surface of the substrate, the second portion of the substrate being adjacent to the first portion of the substrate. The method includes removing the battery electrode from the substrate, the battery electrode including the first electrode active material layer and the current collector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventor: Phalgun Madhusudan
  • Patent number: 11740296
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and method which can measure, in real time, the resistance, depending on pressure changes, of a separator that is immersed in an electrolyte, and enables analysis of the resistance properties of a separator reflecting the real operating state of a secondary battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Keon Yoon, Jeong Beom Lee, Hoe Jin Hah
  • Patent number: 11710854
    Abstract: Electrolyte additives for energy storage devices comprising functional epoxides compounds are disclosed. Catalysts may be combined with the functional epoxides to create bi-component electrolyte additive systems, which can be utilized as additives to an electrolyte composition. The energy storage device may comprise a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is a Si-based electrode, a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, and an electrolyte composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Enevate Corporation
    Inventors: Liwen Ji, Benjamin Yong Park
  • Patent number: 11588179
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery which uses a non-aqueous electrolyte solution in which a main component of a non-aqueous solvent is a fluorinated solvent, and by which it is possible to suitably prevent a decrease in battery capacity. A method for producing the non-aqueous electrolyte solution disclosed here includes a fluorinated solvent provision step for preparing the fluorinated solvent, a highly polar solvent provision step for preparing a highly polar solvent having a relative dielectric constant of 40 or more, a LiBOB dissolution step for preparing a highly concentrated LiBOB solution by dissolving LiBOB in the highly polar solvent at a concentration that exceeds the saturation concentration in the fluorinated solvent, and a mixing step for mixing the fluorinated solvent with the highly concentrated LiBOB solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akira Kohyama, Koji Okuda
  • Patent number: 11489203
    Abstract: An electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery, and a lithium secondary battery including the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an electrolyte includes a lithium salt having a concentration of 1.6 M to 5 M, an oligomer including a unit represented by Formula A, and an organic solvent including a cyclic carbonate-based compound and an acetate-based compound, wherein the cyclic carbonate-based compound is present in an amount of 6 vol % to 19 vol % based on the total volume of the organic solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Inventors: Won Kyung Shin, Kyoung Ho Ahn, Chui Haeng Lee, Min Jung Kim, Gwang Yeon Kim
  • Patent number: 11444330
    Abstract: The present application relates to an electrolytic solution and an electrochemical device using the same. The electrolytic solution comprises a cyclic fluorocarbonate, a chain fluorocarbonate and a fluoroether compound, wherein based on the weight of the electrolytic solution, the weight percentage of the cyclic fluorocarbonate is 15 wt % to 80 wt %. The electrolytic solution provided by the present application has high electric conductivity and good electrochemical stability and safety performance, can significantly improve the cycle performance of the battery, and especially meet the demand for long cycle life of a lithium metal battery, and has a very large application value in the lithium metal battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: NINGDE AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Qian Wen, Bin Wang, Xiexue Peng, Jianming Zheng
  • Patent number: 11444326
    Abstract: Heterocyclic sulfonyl fluoride additives for electrolyte composition for lithium batteries An electrolyte composition containing •(i) at least one aprotic organic solvent; •(ii) at least one conducting salt; •(iii) at least one compound of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, and R3 are each independently H or a C1-C20 hydrocarbon group which may be unsubstituted or substituted by one or more substituents selected from F, CN, OS(O)2F, and S(O)2F and which may contain one or more groups selected from —O—, —S—, —C(O)O—, —OC(O)—, and —OS(O)2—; wherein at least one of R1, R2, and R3 is substituted by one or more S(O)2F groups; and •(iv) optionally one or more additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Zhenji Han, Takeo Fukuzumi, Eri Sawada, Martin Schulz-Dobrick, Jinbum Kim
  • Patent number: 11431019
    Abstract: A lithium secondary battery which is made of an anode-free battery and comprises lithium metal formed on a negative electrode current collector by charging. The lithium secondary battery comprises the lithium metal formed in a state of being shielded from the atmosphere, so that the generation of a surface oxide layer (native layer) formed on the negative electrode according to the prior art does not occur fundamentally, thereby preventing the deterioration of the efficiency and life characteristics of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Eunkyung Park, Minchul Jang, Changhun Park, Doyeon Kim, Bora Jung
  • 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: 11309539
    Abstract: An electrochemical cell comprising an alkali metal negative electrode layer physically and chemically bonded to a surface of a negative electrode current collector via an intermediate metal chalcogenide layer. The intermediate metal chalcogenide layer may comprise a metal oxide, a metal sulfide, a metal selenide, or a combination thereof. The intermediate metal chalcogenide layer may be formed on the surface of the negative electrode current collector by exposing the surface to a chalcogen or a chalcogen donor compound. Then, the alkali metal negative electrode layer may be formed on the surface of the negative electrode current collector over the intermediate metal chalcogenide layer by contacting at least a portion of the metal chalcogenide layer with a source of sodium or potassium to form a layer of sodium or potassium on the surface of the negative electrode current collector over the metal chalcogenide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Fang Dai, Meinan He, Shuru Chen, Mei Cai
  • Patent number: 11258093
    Abstract: An electrode mixture of the present invention comprises: an electrode active material; a binder; and a conductive material. When a cross-section of the electrode mixture is imaged such that a pixel filled 100% with a conductive material among a plurality of divided pixels is considered to be a condensed pixel and a value obtained by counting condensed pixels is considered to be the degree of agglomeration, the degree of agglomeration of a conductive material in the electrode mixture in the depth direction of the electrode mixture has a standard deviation less than 3.0. The electrode mixture as described above includes a conductive material uniformly distributed therein and thus has low electrode resistance. Therefore, the electrode mixture can improve output and lifespan properties of a lithium secondary battery to which the electrode mixture has been applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Inventors: Jung Woo Yoo, Hyeok Moo Lee, Ji Hye Park, Song Taek Oh
  • Patent number: 11189859
    Abstract: A surface-enabled, metal ion-exchanging battery device comprising a cathode, an anode, a porous separator, and a metal ion-containing electrolyte, wherein the metal ion is selected from (A) non-Li alkali metals; (B) alkaline-earth metals; (C) transition metals; (D) other metals such as aluminum (Al); or (E) a combination thereof; and wherein at least one of the electrodes contains therein a metal ion source prior to the first charge or discharge cycle of the device and at least the cathode comprises a functional material or nanostructured material having a metal ion-capturing functional group or metal ion-storing surface in direct contact with said electrolyte, and wherein the operation of the battery device does not involve the introduction of oxygen from outside the device and does not involve the formation of a metal oxide, metal sulfide, metal selenide, metal telluride, metal hydroxide, or metal-halogen compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Global Graphene Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Aruna Zhamu, Bor Z. Jang
  • Patent number: 11155674
    Abstract: Methods, compositions, reagents, and systems that allow for the preparation and utilization of sulfonamide salt polymer electrolytes are disclosed herein. Methods and reagents to prepare sulfonamide salt monomers are also disclosed herein. The sulfonamide salt polymer electrolytes can be used as components in energy storage devices, conductive materials, electrochemical cells, gels, adhesives, and drug delivery vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Jeremiah A. Johnson, Mao Chen, Mingjun Huang, Wenxu Zhang
  • Patent number: 11108086
    Abstract: An electrolyte, electrochemical device, battery, capacitor, and/or the like include a salt; and a fluorinated organosulfate compound represented by Formula I: wherein, R1 is H, OR3, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aralkyl, or silyl; R2 is H, OR3, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aralkyl, or silyl; and R3 is H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heterocyclyl, heteroaryl, or siloxy; or where R1 and R2 join together to form a cyclic compound incorporating the —O—S(O)2—O— group; wherein at least one R1 and R2 is fluorinated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: UChicago Argonne, LLC
    Inventors: Khalil Amine, Chi Cheung Su, Meinan He, Tianyuan Ma
  • Patent number: 10998582
    Abstract: An electrolytic composition including at least one lithium salt of formula (A) wherein Rf represents a fluorine atom, a nitrile group, an optionally fluorinated or perfluorinated alkyl group having from 1 to 5 carbons, an optionally fluorinated or perfluorinated alkoxy group having from 1 to 5 carbons or an optionally fluorinated or perfluorinated oxa-alkoxy group having from 1 to 5 carbons; and the following solvent mixture: ethylene carbonate, ?-butyrolactone, and methyl propanoate. Also, to the use of the compositions in Li-ion batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: ARKEMA FRANCE
    Inventors: Grégory Schmidt, Mérièm Anouti, Daniel Lemordant, Laure Timperman, Christopher Berhaut
  • Patent number: 10978699
    Abstract: In one implementation, an integrated processing tool for the deposition and processing of lithium metal in energy storage devices. The integrated processing tool may be a web tool. The integrated processing tool may comprises a reel-to-reel system for transporting a continuous sheet of material through the following chambers: a chamber for depositing a thin film of lithium metal on the continuous sheet of material and a chamber for depositing a protective film on the surface of the thin film of lithium metal. The chamber for depositing a thin film of lithium metal may include a PVD system, such as an electron-beam evaporator, a thin film transfer system, or a slot-die deposition system. The chamber for depositing a protective film on the lithium metal film may include a chamber for depositing an interleaf film or a chamber for depositing a lithium-ion conducting polymer on the lithium metal film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Subramanya P. Herle, Dieter Haas
  • Patent number: 10964941
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sodium-ion battery comprising a positive electrode compartment comprising a positive electrode, said positive electrode comprising a Na-insertion compound; a negative electrode compartment comprising a negative electrode, said negative electrode comprising metallic sodium; and an electrolyte composition comprising a solid sodium-ion conductive ceramic electrolyte and a catholyte comprising a metallic salt with formula MY, wherein M is a cation selected from an alkali metal and an alkali-earth metal; and Y is an anion selected from [R1SO2NSO2R2], CF3SO3?, C(CN)3?, B(C2O4)2? and BF2(C2O4)?, wherein R1 and R2 are independently selected from fluorine or a fluoroalkyl group. The device is able to operate below the melting point of the anode component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: FUNDACION CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION COOPERATIVA DE ENERGIAS ALTERNATIVAS CIC ENERGIGUNE FUNDAZIOA
    Inventors: Michel Armand, Teofilo Rojo, Gurpreet Singh, Laida Otaegui Ameztegui, Frederic Aguesse, Lucienne Buannic
  • Patent number: 10892480
    Abstract: The present invention provides a positive electrode material for lithium secondary batteries, having: a positive electrode active material containing Li; and a cover disposed on the positive electrode active material, and containing Li and F, and further containing one or two or more cover elements from among Al, Ti, Zr, Ta and Nb. With a Point a as an arbitrary point of the cover in contact with the positive electrode active material, a Point c as a point on the surface of the cover at a shortest distance from the Point a, and a Point b as a midpoint between the Point a and the Point c, an analysis of the Point a, the Point b and the Point c by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy yields a ratio of Li concentration at the Point a with respect to the Li concentration at the Point b is 1.1 or higher and lower than 10.8, and a ratio of F concentration at the Point c with respect to F concentration at the Point b is 1.1 or higher and lower than 51.1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Ippei Goto
  • Patent number: 10862169
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrolytic solution for a magnesium battery, formed by mixing a compound represented by the following general formula (I), a Lewis acid or a compound represented by the following general formula (A), and a solvent; and the like. {In the formula, m represents 0 or 2, n represents 2 in a case of m=0 and represents 0 or 1 in a case of m=2, X1 represents a chlorine atom or a bromine atom, and two R1's each independently represent a magnesium chloride oxy group; a magnesium bromide oxy group; an alkyl group which may have a halogeno group or the like as a substituent; an alkoxy group; an aryl group which may have an alkoxy group or the like as a substituent; an aryloxy group which may have an alkoxy group or the like as a substituent; or a group represented by the following general formula (1), and two R1's may also form the following general formula (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: FUJIFILM WAKO PURE CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Sato, Goro Mori, Hiromi Watahiki, Kuniaki Okamoto, Nobutaka Shimamura
  • Patent number: 10847795
    Abstract: A novel chemical synthesis route for lithium ion battery applications focuses on the synthesis of a new active material using NMC (Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxide) as the precursor for a phosphate material having a layered crystal structure. Partial phosphate generation in the layer structured material stabilizes the material while maintaining the large capacity nature of the layer structured material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: CHANGS ASCENDING ENTERPRISE CO., LTD
    Inventors: Chun-Chieh Chang, Tsun Yu Chang
  • Patent number: 10840483
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for packaging a solid-state battery. Consistent with some embodiments, a package for a solid-state battery includes a substrate, a cap disposed over the substrate and forming an enclosure with the substrate, and a solid-state battery disposed inside the enclosure. The solid-state battery includes a first electrode that is disposed over the substrate, an electrolyte that is disposed over the first electrode, and a second electrode that is disposed over the electrolyte. The package further includes a compressible component disposed inside the enclosure and between the cap and the second electrode of the solid-state battery. The compressible component applies a pressure to at least one of the electrodes of the solid-state battery in a direction substantially perpendicular to the electrode(s) of the solid-state battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Verily Life Sciences LLC
    Inventors: James Etzkorn, Kedar Shah
  • Patent number: 10840503
    Abstract: The present invention provides a positive electrode material for lithium secondary batteries, having: a positive electrode active material containing Li; and a cover disposed on the positive electrode active material, and containing Li and F, and further containing one or two or more cover elements from among Al, Ti, Zr, Ta and Nb. With a Point a as an arbitrary point of the cover in contact with the positive electrode active material, a Point c as a point on the surface of the cover at a shortest distance from the Point a, and a Point b as a midpoint between the Point a and the Point c, an analysis of the Point a, the Point b and the Point c by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy yields a ratio of Li concentration at the Point a with respect to the Li concentration at the Point b is 1.1 or higher and lower than 10.8, and a ratio of F concentration at the Point c with respect to F concentration at the Point b is 1.1 or higher and lower than 51.1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Ippei Goto
  • Patent number: 10826067
    Abstract: An energy storage device has an anode, a cathode and an electrolyte membrane, installed in between the anode and the cathode, wherein at least one of the anode, the cathode and the electrolyte membrane is incorporated with a copolymer and the copolymer is grafted to a functional group with ionic conductive function. Therefore, the energy storage device, which utilizes copolymers and electrolyte membranes, has better efficiency of charge/discharge performance; thus the efficiency thereof increases; the lifetime thereof is prolonged effectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: POLYBATT MATERIALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ping-Lin Kuo, Chih-Hao Tsao, Kuan-Ting Lee, Chien-Ju Wu, Chen-Yu Wang, Chang-Yu Hsu
  • Patent number: 10811689
    Abstract: An easily handleable electrolytic copper foil securing a highly durable secondary battery, an electrode including same, a secondary battery including same, and a method of manufacturing same. The electrolytic copper foil including first and second surfaces includes a copper layer including a matte surface facing the first surface and a shiny surface facing the second surface, a first protective layer formed on the matte surface of the copper layer, and a second protective layer formed on the shiny surface of the copper layer. A coefficient of thermal expansion of the electrolyte copper foil measured using thermomechanical analyzer while heating the electrolytic copper foil from 30 to 190° C. at 5° C./min ranges from 16 to 22 ?m/(m·° C.), tensile strength of the electrolytic copper foil measured after heat treatment at 190° C., ranges from 21 to 36 kgf/mm2, and weight deviation of the electrolytic copper foil is 5% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: KCF TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Seung Min Kim
  • Patent number: 10797350
    Abstract: A method for producing a secondary battery including: an electrolytic solution containing a metal salt whose cation is an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, or aluminum and whose anion has a chemical structure represented by general formula (1) below, and a linear carbonate represented by general formula (2) below; a negative electrode; a positive electrode; and a coating on a surface of the negative electrode and/or the positive electrode, the coating containing S, O, and C, the method including forming the coating by performing a specific activation process on a secondary battery including the electrolytic solution, the negative electrode, and the positive electrode, (R1X1)(R2SO2)N??general formula (1), R20OCOOR21??general formula (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Sasaki, Tomoyuki Kawai, Yoshihiro Nakagaki, Hitoshi Aikiyo, Takeshi Maki
  • Patent number: 10797351
    Abstract: An energy storage apparatus is described and claimed herein comprising, generally, a battery housing enclosing a negative electrode, a positive electrode, and an electrolyte, wherein the electrolyte comprises a salt dissolved in either an amide-based solvent. In various embodiments, the amide-based solvent is a tertiary amide. Moreover, the energy storage apparatus may be a lithium ion battery that comprises an electrolyte with a lithium salt dissolved in a tertiary amide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel Kuroda, Kristen Fulfer, Kaylee Theresa Woodard
  • Patent number: 10790504
    Abstract: Provided are a composite cathode active material for a lithium ion battery including a nickel-rich lithium nickel-based compound having a nickel content of 50 to 100 mol % based on a total content of transition metals; and a coating film including a rare earth metal hydroxide and disposed on the surface of the nickel-rich lithium nickel-based compound, a manufacturing method therefor, and a lithium ion battery including a cathode including the composite cathode active material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jaeho Lee, Seonyoung Kwon, Kihyun Kim, Yumi Song, Kwanghwan Cho
  • Patent number: 10790510
    Abstract: A rechargeable lithium ion battery comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte, the positive electrode comprising a lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide-based powder with particles comprising a core and a surface layer, the core having a layered crystal structure comprising the elements Li, M and oxygen, wherein M has the formula M=(Niz(Ni1/2Mn1/2)yCox)1-kAk, with 0.13?x?0.30, 0.20?z?0.55, x+y+z=1 and 0<k?0.1, wherein A is at least one dopant and comprises Al, the lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide-based powder having a molar ratio 0.95?Li:M?0.10, wherein the surface layer consists of a mixture of elements of the core Li, M and O, and alumina, and wherein the electrolyte comprises the additive lithium difluorophosphate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignees: Umicore, Umicore Korea Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong-Rae Kim, Gyeong-Ok Kim, Xin Xia, Jing Zhang
  • Patent number: 10700352
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a precursor of a positive electrode active material for a secondary battery including a single layer-structured secondary particle in which pillar-shaped primary particles radially oriented in a surface direction from the particle center are aggregated, wherein the secondary particle has a shell shape, and the primary particle includes a composite metal hydroxide of Ni—Co—Mn of the following Chemical Formula 1, and a positive electrode active material prepared using the same: Ni1?(x+y+z)CoxMyMnz(OH)2??[Chemical Formula 1] In Chemical Formula 1, M, x, y and z have the same definitions as in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Myung Gi Jeong, Sang Won Woo, Seung Beom Cho, Sang Soon Choi
  • Patent number: 10700380
    Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode on which a lithium metal is deposited in a charged state, a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte containing a nonaqueous solvent and a lithium salt containing a carborane anion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Kano, Hirotetsu Suzuki, Junichi Sakamoto, Kensuke Nakura
  • Patent number: 10658696
    Abstract: A nonaqueous secondary cell provided with: a positive electrode provided with a positive-electrode current-collecting substrate and a positive-electrode active material layer formed thereon, the positive-electrode active material layer being able to absorb or discharge lithium; a negative electrode provided with a negative-electrode current-collecting substrate and a negative-electrode active material layer formed thereon, the negative-electrode active material layer being able to absorb or discharge lithium; a separator interposed between the positive and negative electrodes; and a nonaqueous electrolyte solution. The nonaqueous electrolyte solution contains a sulfonyl imide electrolyte and a nonaqueous organic solvent. An electroconductive protective layer obtained by dispersing an electroconductive carbon material in a binder resin is formed on one or both surfaces of the positive-electrode current-collecting substrate and/or the negative-electrode current-collecting substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Hatanaka, Yuki Shibano, Takuji Yoshimoto
  • Patent number: 10629952
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode includes a titanium and niobium-containing composite oxide. The nonaqueous electrolyte includes at least one compound selected from compounds represented by the formulas (1) and (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takashi Kishi, Takuya Iwasaki, Hiroki Iwanaga, Jun Tamura
  • Patent number: 10615455
    Abstract: An object of the present invention 1 is to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery having excellent general performance balance between durability performance and properties, such as a capacity, a resistance, and output characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Eiji Nakazawa, Youichi Oohashi, Atsushi Watarai
  • Patent number: 10615456
    Abstract: Disclosed is an additive for nonaqueous electrolyte solutions, comprising a disulfonic acid amide compound represented by Formula (1). In Formula (1), A represents a CmH(2m-n)Zn, in which m represents an integer of 1 to 6, n represents an integer of 1 to 12, 2m-n is 0 or more, and Z represents a halogen atom, R1, R2, R3, and R4 represent an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms which is substituted with a phenyl group optionally having a substituent, or the like, and R1 and R2, and R3 and R4 may be linked respectively to form an alkylene group having 2 to 5 carbon atoms in total which forms a cyclic structure together with a nitrogen atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: SUMITOMO SEIKA CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shohei Fujimoto, Yuki Kono, Koji Fujita
  • Patent number: 10573929
    Abstract: Disclosed is an additive for nonaqueous electrolyte solutions, comprising a disulfonic acid amide compound represented by Formula (1). In Formula (1), A represents a CmH(2m-n)Zn, in which m represents an integer of 1 to 6, n represents an integer of 1 to 12, 2m-n is 0 or more, and Z represents a halogen atom, R1, R2, R3, and R4 represent an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms which is substituted with a phenyl group optionally having a substituent, or the like, and R1 and R2, and R3 and R4 may be linked respectively to form an alkylene group having 2 to 5 carbon atoms in total which forms a cyclic structure together with a nitrogen atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: SUMITOMO SEIKA CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shohei Fujimoto, Yuki Kono, Koji Fujita
  • Patent number: 10559862
    Abstract: A method is provided for forming a negative electrode for a lithium-ion cell. The method include the steps of: carrying out first constant-current charging with a first charging current until a first half-cell potential with regard to a reference electrode is reached; carrying out first constant-voltage charging at the first half-cell potential with regard to the reference electrode until a second charging current is reached; carrying out AC voltage excitation or alternating current excitation over a frequency time period; carrying out second constant-current charging with a third charging current until a second half-cell potential with regard to the reference electrode is reached; and carrying out second constant-voltage charging at the second half-cell potential with regard to the reference electrode until a final charging current is reached or until a maximum constant-voltage charging duration is reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Byron Konstantinos Antonopoulos
  • Patent number: 10541444
    Abstract: A rechargeable lithium battery includes: a positive electrode including a positive active material; and an electrolyte solution including a solvent and an additive, wherein the positive active material includes a lithium-containing transition metal oxide, the solvent includes a hydrofluoroether, and the additive includes a first additive represented by Chemical Formula 1 and at least one selected from a second additive represented by Chemical Formula 2, a third additive represented by Chemical Formula 3, and a fourth additive represented by Chemical Formula 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hironari Takase, Hokuto Yokotsuji
  • Patent number: 10529976
    Abstract: An electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery whose life properties can be improved, and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including the electrode. An electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to one aspect of the present invention includes a collector, and an active material layer formed on a surface of the collector. The active material layer includes an active material containing SiOx particles having surfaces to which a carboxyl group-containing polymer is bonded, and a binder made of a carboxyl group-containing water-soluble polymer having a carbohydrate structure. The polymer and the binder are bonded to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mayu Fukabori, Hitoshi Kurihara
  • Patent number: 10497971
    Abstract: A sodium ion battery comprises a cathode having a porous redox active metal-organic framework material. The battery can be an organic electrolyte sodium ion battery wherein the electrolyte comprises a sodium salt dissolved in an organic solvent or mixture of organic solvents. Alternatively, the battery can comprise an aqueous sodium ion battery wherein the electrolyte comprises a sodium salt dissolved in an aqueous solvent. Battery performance is especially related to electrolyte and binder selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
    Inventors: Dorina F. Sava Gallis, Harry Pratt, Travis Mark Anderson, Nicholas Hudak
  • Patent number: 10381681
    Abstract: The present application relates to the technical field of lithium-ion batteries and, specifically, relates to an electrolyte and a lithium-ion battery containing the electrolyte. The electrolyte of the present application comprises an organic solvent, a lithium salt and an additive, wherein the additive contains a cyanosulfone compound and a lithium fluorophosphate compound. When the electrolyte contains both the cyanosulfone compound and the lithium fluorophosphate at the same time, the cyanosulfone compound will form a passive film on the surface of the electrode of a high-voltage battery, so as to effectively suppress reaction between the electrolyte and the electrode, further, the lithium fluorophosphate can effectively suppress the decomposition of the lithium salt and improve the film resistance of the electrode. Under the synergistic effect of the two, the cycle performance of the lithium-ion battery is greatly improved, and the storage performance of the electrolyte is also significantly improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Shaowei Feng, Songjun Shi, Changlong Han
  • Patent number: 10361432
    Abstract: A positive electrode mixture layer of a non-aqueous secondary battery of the present invention contains a first positive electrode active material and a second positive electrode active material each composed of a lithium-containing composite oxide represented by General Composition Formula (1): Li1+yMO2 (1). The first positive electrode active material contains Co, and the second positive electrode active material contains Co, Ni and Mn. The ratio of the first positive electrode active material to all positive electrode active materials contained in the positive electrode mixture layer is 20 mass % or more. The positive electrode mixture layer has a density of 3.4 g/cm3 or less. Further, a negative electrode mixture layer contains carbon-coated SiOx and graphite, or a conductive layer is formed on a surface of a positive electrode current collector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: MAXELL HOLDINGS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuta Takaichi, Keisuke Kawabe, Yoshimi Hamatani