Vanadium (v), Chromium (cr), Niobium (nb), Molybdenum (mo), Titanium (ti), Or Tungsten (w) Component Is Active Material Patents (Class 429/231.5)
  • Patent number: 11967701
    Abstract: A positive electrode material consists of composite particles. Each of the composite particles includes a base material particle, a film, and a carbon nanotube. The film covers at least a part of a surface of the base material particle. The base material particle includes a positive electrode active material. The film includes a boron oxide. The carbon nanotube includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is buried in the film. The second portion is exposed on a surface of the film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo Hanazaki, Takashi Ko, Natsumi Goto, Sho Tsuruta, Kohei Kintsu
  • Patent number: 11817570
    Abstract: The propose method of manufacturing a solid-state lithium battery consists of preparing an anode coated with a solid-state electrolyte precursor and a cathode unit coated with solid-state electrolyte, both precursors containing a predetermined amount of a redundant water. The thus prepared anode unit and cathode unit are pressed to each other through their respective electrolyte precursor layers in a closed chamber at a predetermined elevated temperature and under a predetermined mechanical pressure, whereby an integral pre-final solid-state battery unit is formed. The manufacture of the battery is completed by inserting the prefinal product into a casing that leaves parts of the metal current collectors of the prefinal product exposed for use as a battery anode and a battery cathode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Inventors: Ali Sadeghi, Yuri Vorobyev, Gene Kristul, Leonid Velikov
  • Patent number: 11799087
    Abstract: A lithium battery cell with an internal fuse component and including needed tabs which allow for conductance from the internal portion thereof externally to power a subject device is provided. Disclosed herein are tabs that exhibit sufficient safety levels in combination with the internal fuse characteristics noted above while simultaneously displaying pull strength to remain in place during utilization as well as complete coverage with the thin film metallized current collectors for such an electrical conductivity result. Such tabs are further provided with effective welds for the necessary contacts and at levels that exhibit surprising levels of amperage and temperature resistance to achieve the basic internal fuse result with the aforementioned sufficient conductance to an external device. With such a tab lead component and welded structure, a further improvement within the lithium battery art is provided the industry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Soteria Battery Innovation Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian G. Morin, Carl C. Hu
  • Patent number: 11777082
    Abstract: A negative electrode material for lithium ion secondary batteries, including composite material particles containing nanosilicon particles having a 50% particle diameter (Dn50) of 5 to 100 nm in a number-based cumulative particle size distribution of primary particles, graphite particles and an amorphous carbon material; the composite material particles containing the nanosilicon particles at a content of 30 to 60 mass % or less, and the amorphous carbon material at a content of 30 to 60 mass % or less; the composite material particles having a 90% particle diameter (DV90) in the volume-based cumulative particle size distribution of 10.0 to 40.0 ?m, a BET specific surface area of 1.0 to 5.0 m2/g, and an exothermic peak temperature in DTA measurement of 830° C. to 950° C. Also disclosed is a paste for negative electrodes, a negative electrode sheet, a lithium ion secondary battery and a method for manufacturing the negative electrode material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignees: Showa Denko K.K., Umicore
    Inventors: Yasunari Otsuka, Nobuaki Ishii, Nicolas Marx, Stijn Put
  • Patent number: 11637275
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a positive electrode material which includes a first positive electrode active material and a second positive electrode active material, wherein the second positive electrode active material has an electrical conductivity of 0.1 ?S/cm to 150 ?S/cm, which is measured after the second positive electrode active material is prepared in the form of a pellet by compressing the second positive electrode active material at a rolling load of 400 kgf to 2,000 kgf, a method of preparing the positive electrode material, and a positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery which include the positive electrode material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Inventors: Young Uk Park, Tae Gu Yoo, Jin Tae Hwang, Wang Mo Jung, Sung Bin Park
  • Patent number: 11594722
    Abstract: A negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery, the negative active material including a composite including silicon particles, metal particles, and a first amorphous carbon; and a second amorphous carbon surrounding on the composite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignees: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD., Research & Business Foundation SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Changsu Shin, Jaehou Nah, Myeong Gyun Nam, Pil Jin Yoo, Gwan Hyun Choi
  • Patent number: 11563210
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a sulfide-based all-solid-state battery and a method of manufacturing the same, wherein the sulfide-based all-solid-state battery includes a positive electrode active material coated with a lithium niobate precursor, which is manufactured by a polyol process having low production cost, such that it improves safety and increases capacity of the sulfide-based all-solid-state battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Chi Ho Jo, Wang Mo Jung, Hye Seung Chung, Hyuk In Moon, Ying Shirley Meng
  • Patent number: 11532806
    Abstract: Preparation, characterization, and an electrochemical study of Mg0.1V2O5 prepared by a novel sol-gel method with no high-temperature post-processing are disclosed. Cyclic voltammetry showed the material to be quasi-reversible, with improved kinetics in an acetonitrile-, relative to a carbonate-, based electrolyte. Galvanostatic test data under a C/10 discharge showed a delivered capacity >250 mAh/g over several cycles. Based on these results, a magnesium anode battery, as disclosed, would yield an average operating voltage ˜3.2 Volts with an energy density ˜800 mWh/g for the cathode material, making the newly synthesized material a viable cathode material for secondary magnesium batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
    Inventors: Kenneth Takeuchi, Esther Takeuchi, Amy Marschilok
  • Patent number: 11515519
    Abstract: A nanocomposite includes one or more graphene-based materials (GMs), a nitrogen-containing polymer (an N-polymer), and elemental sulfur (S). The nanocomposite is suitable for use as a stable, high capacity electrode for rechargeable batteries such as lithium-sulfur (Li—S) batteries. Example methods of fabricating a nanocomposite include the addition of an N-polymer to a dispersion (e.g., an aqueous dispersion) or slurry of GMs mixed with a sulfur sol. The N-polymer can interact strongly with the GMs to form a cross-linked network. In one embodiment, hydrothermal treatment of the aqueous dispersion or slurry is used to melt the sulfur such that it becomes distributed within the network formed by the GMs and the N-polymer. The resulting nanocomposite material can then be processed through the addition of one or more other binders and/or solvents, and formed into a final electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: VoltaXplore Inc
    Inventors: Michael Pope, Debasis Ghosh, Yu Zhong, Soroush Nazarpour
  • Patent number: 11508899
    Abstract: A foil transducer for a valve, including at least one firmly arranged holding part, at least one displaceable force transmission part, an electroactive foil composite structure and at least two electrodes. The electroactive foil composite structure has an actuating direction in which the electroactive foil composite structure is extended on actuation. The actuating direction lies in a plane spanned by the electroactive foil composite structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Buerkert Werke GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Micah Hodgins
  • Patent number: 11456486
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery which is provided with a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode contains: a positive electrode active material and a compound having a cobalt content of 30% by weight or more. The weight A of the compound and the total weight B of the positive electrode active material satisfy 0.01?A/(A+B)?0.15. The negative electrode contains a negative electrode active material. The nonaqueous electrolyte contains propylene carbonate and diethyl carbonate as nonaqueous solvents; the total amount of the propylene carbonate and the diethyl carbonate is 70% by volume or more relative to 100% by volume of the nonaqueous solvents; and the volume ratio of the propylene carbonate to the diethyl carbonate is within the range of from 1:1 to 1:19.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masato Kuratsu
  • Patent number: 11362359
    Abstract: A redox flow battery system includes a redox flow battery that has a redox flow cell, and a supply/storage system external of the redox flow cell. The supply/storage system includes first and second electrolytes for circulation through the redox flow cell. At least the first electrolyte is an aqueous liquid electrolyte that has electrochemically active species with multiple, reversible oxidation states. There is a gas vent passage connected with the redox flow battery to receive water byproduct that evolves from side reaction of the first electrolyte. A bypass passage is connected with the supply/storage system to receive the aqueous electrolyte. An electrochemical recovery cell includes a first half-cell connected to the gas vent passage to receive as a reactant the water byproduct and a second half-cell connected to the bypass passage to receive as a reactant the first electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael L. Perry, Robert Mason Darling, James D. Saraidaridis
  • Patent number: 11329277
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes a positive electrode; a negative electrode including a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer which is provided on the negative electrode current collector and contains a negative electrode active material, and an electrolytic solution. The negative electrode active material includes a carbon-containing material and a silicon-containing material, and a spreading resistance distribution in the negative electrode active material layer is 1.03 or more and 10 or less as measured using a scanning spreading resistance microscope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qin Si, Yasuhiro Ikeda, Yosuke Koike
  • Patent number: 11312630
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a modification method for graphene, a modified graphene and a composition containing graphene. The modification method for graphene comprises: mixing graphene oxide, a silicate ester, an inorganic alkali solution, a water-soluble polymer compound and a surfactant, followed by reacting at 10 to 50° C. for 0.1 to 10 hours, collecting and drying solid product of the reaction to obtain the modified graphene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignees: TUNGHSU TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., TUNGHSU OPTOELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Feng Guo, Fei Peng
  • Patent number: 11302993
    Abstract: There is demand for a power storage device composition that: compared to past lithium compounds, can suppress development of conductivity caused by blue discoloration (reduction), even when used in a reducing atmosphere; and can inhibit the generation of gases, such as carbon dioxide gas, hydrogen gas, and fluoride gas, that has been a problem in past power storage devices during use and with aging. This power storage device composition is characterized by including, as a principal component, Li2TiO3 that has an x-ray diffraction pattern for which the intensity ratio (A/B) of the peak intensity (A) at a diffraction angle of 2?=18.4±0.1° and the peak intensity (B) at a diffraction angle of 2?=43.7±0.1° is at least 1.10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignees: TAYCA CORPORATION, NIPPON CHEMI-CON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryosuke Sugihara, Keiichi Watanabe, Satoru Tsumeda, Shuichi Ishimoto
  • Patent number: 11201355
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell provided with: a positive electrode that has a positive electrode active material; a negative electrode; and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode active material contains a lithium composite oxide containing Ni, and the non-aqueous electrolyte contains a non-aqueous solvent containing a fluorinated chain carboxylic acid ester and an organochlorine compound. The organochlorine compound is represented by general formula CF3CH2CO—CClR1R2 (where in the formula, R1 and R2 are respectively independent, and are selected from a hydrogen, a halogen, a C1-2 alkyl group, or a C1-2 halogenated alkyl group).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Iida, Takanobu Chiga, Naoya Morisawa, Atsushi Fukui
  • Patent number: 11171350
    Abstract: The control method for a flow battery includes acquiring a current electrolyte capacity decay rate of the flow battery; comparing the current electrolyte capacity decay rate with a first preset decay rate and a second preset decay rate; when the current electrolyte capacity decay rate is greater than the first preset decay rate and less than the second preset decay rate, adjusting a liquid level of positive electrolyte and a liquid level of negative electrolyte, such that a difference between these two liquid levels is less than a preset value, a ratio of the total amount of vanadium in the positive electrolyte to the total amount of vanadium in the negative electrolyte remains in a first preset ratio range, or a ratio of a vanadium ion concentration in the positive electrolyte to a vanadium ion concentration in the negative electrolyte remains in a second preset ratio range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: DALIAN RONGKEPOWER CO., LTD
    Inventors: Xiangkun Ma, Huamin Zhang, Ting Chigan, Xinliang Gao, Hongbo Wang, Yang Huo
  • Patent number: 11139460
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and compositions for the liquid-phase deposition (LPD) of thin films. The thin films can be coated onto the surface of porous components of electrochemical devices, such as battery electrodes. Embodiments of the present disclosure achieve a faster, safer, and more cost-effective means for forming uniform, conformal layers on non-planar microstructures than known methods. In one aspect, the methods and systems involve exposing the component to be coated to different liquid reagents in sequential processing steps, with optional intervening rinsing and drying steps. Processing may occur in a single reaction chamber or multiple reaction chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: CORESHELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Sourav Basu, Jonathan Tan
  • Patent number: 11075402
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive electrode active material for a potassium secondary battery, the positive electrode active material according to the present invention is a crystalline material comprising: K; a transition metal; P; and O, and comprises, as a main image, an image indicating a diffraction peak having a relative intensity of 5% or more in a range of Bragg angles (2?) of a X-ray diffraction pattern of 14.7° to 15.7°, 22.1° to 23.1°, 25.5° to 26.5°, and 29.7° to 30.8°, when the relative intensity of the diffraction peak having the highest intensity is taken as 100% in the powder X-ray diffraction pattern of the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: INDUSTRY-ACADEMIA COOPERATION GROUP OF SEJONG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kee-sun Sohn, Un-bea Park
  • Patent number: 11011744
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes at least a negative electrode composite material layer. The negative electrode composite material layer includes a negative electrode active material, a conductive material, and a binder. The negative electrode active material includes a silicon oxide material and a graphite material. The negative electrode composite material layer has a BET specific surface area not smaller than 3.5 m2/g and not greater than 5.0 m2/g. In an orthogonal coordinate system having an abscissa representing the elongation of the negative electrode composite material layer and an ordinate representing the electrical resistance of the negative electrode composite material layer, an elongation at a bending point (Cp) in the plot is 12% or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryosuke Ohsawa, Akihiro Taniguchi, Kaoru Inoue
  • Patent number: 10998540
    Abstract: A method for producing a sulfide solid-state battery in which, an anode mixture (a) is layered over a surface of an anode current collector, to form an anode mixture layer A1, the anode mixture (a) containing a polyamic acid, and silicon-based active material but not containing a sulfide solid electrolyte; the anode mixture layer A1 is heated to imidize the polyamic acid, to make an anode mixture layer A2; a sulfide solid electrolyte is layered over a surface of the anode mixture layer A2; to be pressed to insert the sulfide solid electrolyte into a void in the anode mixture layer A2, to make an anode mixture layer A3; and thereafter an anode mixture (b) is layered over a surface of the anode mixture layer A3, to form an anode mixture layer B, the anode mixture (b) containing carbonaceous active material and binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masaharu Senoue
  • Patent number: 10930980
    Abstract: An additive formulation for a lithium ion battery is provided, which includes an ionic conductor and a compound having a maleimide structure. An electrode slurry composition is also provided, which includes an active material, a conductive additive, an adhesive, and an additive formulation containing an ionic conductor and a compound having a maleimide structure modified by a compound having a barbituric acid structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Yu-Han Li, Li-Chun Chen, Ming-Yi Lu, Jen-Chih Lo, Guan-Lin Lai, Chang-Rung Yang, Jung-Mu Hsu
  • Patent number: 10916762
    Abstract: Provided is a metal-air battery including a cathode having a space which may be filled with a metal oxide formed during a discharge of the metal-air battery and thus having improved energy density and lifespan. The cathode for the metal-air battery includes a plurality of cathode materials, a plurality of electrolyte films disposed on surfaces of the plurality of cathode materials, and a plurality of spaces which are not occupied by the plurality of cathode materials and the plurality of electrolyte films. A volume of the plurality of spaces may be greater than or equal to a maximum space of a metal oxide formed during a discharge of the metal-air battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Heungchan Lee, Dongmin Im, Hyunpyo Lee
  • Patent number: 10826102
    Abstract: A system includes a redox flow battery system that includes an anolyte, a catholyte, a first half-cell having a first electrode in contact with the anolyte, a second half-cell having a second electrode in contact with the catholyte, and a first separator separating the first half-cell from the second half-cell. The system also includes a balance arrangement that includes a balance electrolyte having vanadium ions in solution, a third half-cell having a third electrode in contact with the anolyte or the catholyte, a fourth half-cell having a fourth electrode in contact with the balance electrolyte, and a reductant in the balance electrolyte or introducible to the balance electrolyte for reducing dioxovanadium ions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: CREEK CHANNEL INC.
    Inventors: Kui Wei, Liyu Li
  • Patent number: 10734653
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a lithium ion battery includes a first substrate, a cathode, a second substrate, an anode, and an electrolyte. The cathode is arranged on the first substrate and can contain a cathode mixture including LixSy, wherein x is from 0 to 2 and y is from 1 to 8, and a first particulate carbon. The anode is arranged on the second substrate and can contain an anode mixture containing silicon particles, and a second particulate carbon. The electrolyte can contain a solvent and a lithium salt, and is arranged between the cathode and the anode. In some embodiments, the first particulate carbon or the second particulate carbon contains carbon aggregates comprising a plurality of carbon nanoparticles, each carbon nanoparticle comprising graphene. In some embodiments, the particulate carbon contains carbon meta particles with mesoporous structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: LytEn, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Lanning, Michael W. Stowell, Bryce H. Anzelmo, George Clayton Gibbs, Shreeyukta Singh, Hossein-Ali Ghezelbash, Prashanth Jampani Hanumantha, Daniel Cook, David Tanner
  • Patent number: 10727487
    Abstract: An anode for a fluoride ion electrochemical cell is provided and includes a layered material of hard carbon, nitrogen doped graphite, boron doped graphite, TiS2, MoS2, TiSe2, MoSe2, VS2, VSe2, electrides of alkali earth metal nitrides, electrides of metal carbides, or combinations thereof. The anode may be included in a fluoride ion electrochemical cell, which additionally includes a cathode and a fluoride ion electrolyte arranged between the cathode and the anode. At least one of the cathode and the anode reversibly exchange the fluoride ions with the electrolyte during charging or discharging of the electrochemical cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaoru Omichi, Qingmin Xu, Christopher Brooks
  • Patent number: 10629901
    Abstract: A production method of a battery active material of the present embodiment includes a step of obtaining a coprecipitated product containing Ti and Nb by mixing a solution with a pH of 5 or lower, in which a Ti compound is dissolved, and a solution with a pH of 5 or lower, in which a Nb compound is dissolved, such that molar ratio of Ti and Nb (Nb/Ti) is adjusted within a range of 1?Nb/Ti?28, and then further mixing with an alkali solution with a pH of 8 or higher; and a step of burning the coprecipitated product under condition of 635° C. or higher and 1200° C. or lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kazuki Ise, Yasuhiro Harada, Norio Takami
  • Patent number: 10553857
    Abstract: A cathode active composite containing a nanoparticle composite of an amorphous matrix containing vanadium, oxygen and sulfur and crystalline regions of vanadium and oxygen embedded in the matrix is provided. Electrochemical cells and a reversible battery having a cathode containing the cathode active composite is also provided. In specific embodiments the battery is a magnesium battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Fuminori Mizuno, Timothy S. Arthur
  • Patent number: 10529978
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery improved in output after storage in a charged state. An embodiment of the present invention provides a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including an electrode assembly having a structure in which a positive plate and a negative plate are stacked with a separator therebetween. The positive plate contains tungsten and a phosphate compound. The negative plate contains a graphitic carbon material as a negative electrode active material and a noncrystalline carbon material stuck on the surface thereof. The negative plate contains tungsten or a tungsten compound on the surface of the noncrystalline carbon material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takatoshi Higuchi, Atsushi Fukui, Takahiro Isono
  • Patent number: 10418647
    Abstract: Productive electrochemical reactions can often occur most effectively in proximity to a separator dividing an electrochemical cell into two half-cells. Parasitic reactions can often occur at locations more removed from the separator. Parasitic reactions are generally undesirable in flow batteries and other electrochemical systems, since they can impact operating performance. Flow batteries having a decreased incidence of parasitic reactions can include, a first half-cell containing a first electrode, a second half-cell containing a second electrode, a separator disposed between the first half-cell and the second half-cell and contacting the first and second electrodes, a first bipolar plate contacting the first electrode, and a second bipolar plate contacting the second electrode, where a portion of the first electrode or the first bipolar plate contains a dielectric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Adam Morris-Cohen, Srivatsava Puranam, John Goeltz, Arthur J. Esswein
  • Patent number: 10411285
    Abstract: Parasitic reactions, such as production of hydrogen and oxidation by oxygen, can occur under the operating conditions of flow batteries and other electrochemical systems. Such parasitic reactions can undesirably impact operating performance by altering the pH and/or state of charge of one or both electrolyte solutions in a flow battery. Electrochemical balancing cells can allow rebalancing of electrolyte solutions to take place. Electrochemical balancing cells suitable for placement in fluid communication with both electrolyte solutions of a flow battery can include: a first chamber containing a first electrode, a second chamber containing a second electrode, a third chamber disposed between the first chamber and the second chamber, an ion-selective membrane forming a first interface between the first chamber and the third chamber, and a bipolar membrane forming a second interface between the second chamber and the third chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Y. Reece, John Goeltz, Joseph Johannes Henricus Pijpers, Paravastu Badrinarayanan
  • Patent number: 10411265
    Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery includes a negative electrode, a positive electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution. The non-aqueous electrolyte solution includes a lithium salt and an aprotic solvent. The negative electrode includes a composite particle. The composite particle includes a negative electrode active material and tungsten trioxide. The negative electrode active material contains graphite. The tungsten trioxide is disposed on a surface of the negative electrode active material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Takeda, Keisuke Ohara
  • Patent number: 10312502
    Abstract: A lithium electrode including a porous carbon body; and a lithium metal inserted into pores of the porous carbon body is provided. The lithium electrode may include a lithium ion conductive protective layer formed on at least one surface of the porous carbon body. The lithium electrode can be used as a negative electrode in a lithium secondary battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Byoungkuk Son, Minchul Jang, Kiyoung Kwon, Seong Ho Lee, Intae Park, Changhun Park, Junghun Choi
  • Patent number: 10297826
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery with improved output characteristics. An example of an embodiment of the present invention provides a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising an electrode assembly having a structure in which a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate are stacked with a separator therebetween. The positive electrode plate contains a lithium transition metal oxide containing tungsten as a positive electrode active material and also contains a phosphate compound. The negative electrode plate contains a graphitic carbon material and an amorphous/noncrystalline carbon material as negative electrode active materials and includes a coating of tungsten or a tungsten compound on the surface of the amorphous/noncrystalline carbon material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouhei Tuduki, Atsushi Fukui
  • Patent number: 10269465
    Abstract: The sulfide of the present invention comprises an amorphous (lithium) niobium sulfide having an average composition represented by formula (1): Lik1NbSn1 (wherein 0?k1?5; 3?n1?10; and when n1?3.5, k1?0.5), or an amorphous (lithium) titanium niobium sulfide having an average composition represented by formula (2): Lik2Ti1-m2Nbm2Sn2 (wherein 0?k2?5; 0<m2<1; 2?n2?10; and when n2?3.5, k2?1.5). The sulfide of the present invention is a material that is useful as a cathode active material for lithium batteries, such as lithium primary batteries, lithium secondary batteries, and lithium ion secondary batteries, and has a high charge-discharge capacity, high electrical conductivity, and excellent charge-discharge performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventors: Atsushi Sakuda, Tomonari Takeuchi, Noboru Taguchi, Hikari Sakaebe, Kuniaki Tatsumi
  • Patent number: 10249876
    Abstract: A lithium-ion secondary battery with high capacity is provided. Alternatively, a lithium-ion secondary battery with unproved cycle characteristics is provided. To achieve this, an active material including a particle having a cleavage plane and a layer containing carbon covering at least part of the cleavage plane is provided. The particle having the cleavage plane contains lithium, manganese, nickel, and oxygen. The layer containing carbon preferably contains graphene. When a lithium-ion secondary battery is fabricated using an electrode including the particle having the cleavage plane at least part of which is covered with the layer containing carbon as an active material, the discharge capacity can be increased and the cycle characteristics can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Kawakami, Tatsuya Ikenuma, Teruaki Ochiai, Shuhei Yoshitomi, Mako Motoyoshi, Hiroyuki Miyake, Yohei Momma, Takuya Hirohashi, Satoshi Seo
  • Patent number: 10249910
    Abstract: A rechargeable lithium-ion cell has a cell capacity and includes a positive electrode having a recharged potential and a negative electrode. The rechargeable lithium-ion cell also includes a charge-carrying electrolyte. The charge-carrying electrolyte includes a charge-carrying medium and a lithium salt. The rechargeable lithium-ion cell also includes a redox shuttle having the following structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Thomas F. Guarr, Mathew M. Gregory, Nicholas Robert Boersma, Robert Andrew Polik, Nicholas Mortimer
  • Patent number: 10240023
    Abstract: Polymer-ceramic composites, in particular for the field of electronics, include grains of titanium suboxides of general formulation TiOx in which x is between 1.00 and 1.99, limits included, and/or of barium and/or strontium titanate suboxides of general formulation Ba(1-m)SrmTiOy in which y is between 1.50 and 2.99, limits included, and m is between 0 and 1, limits included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN CENTRE DE RECHERCHES ET D'ETUDES EUROPEEN
    Inventor: Stéphane Raffy
  • Patent number: 10236920
    Abstract: Injectable transmitters are provided that can include a body with the body housing a power source and an oscillator, the injectable transmitter also including an antenna extending from the body, the body and antenna being of sufficient size to be injected through a 9 gauge needle. Radio frequency transmitters are provided that can include a body extending from a nose to a tail with the body housing a power source and RF signal generator components. The power source of the transmitter can define at least a portion of the nose of the body. The transmitters can have an antenna extending from the tail. Methods for attaching a radio frequency (RF) transmitter to an animal are provided. The methods can include providing an RF transmitter and providing an injection device having a needle of gauge of 9 or smaller; providing the RF transmitter into the injection device; and providing the RF transmitter through the 9 gauge or smaller needle and into the animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Z. Daniel Deng, Jun Lu, Huidong Li, Chuan Tian, Mitchell J. Myjak, Brian J. Bellgraph, Sam Cartmell, Jie Xiao
  • Patent number: 10199651
    Abstract: A binder composition for an electrode of an electric storage device is provided. The binder composition comprises (A) at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of polyamic acids and imidized polymers thereof having an imidization rate of 50% or less and (B) water. The ratio Ma/Mb of the content of the polymer (A), Ma (parts by mass), to the content of the water (B), Mb (parts by mass), ranges from 500 to 5,000. The binder composition for an electrode of the present invention provides an electric storage device having a large charge/discharge capacity and a low degree of capacity degradation due to repetition of a charge/discharge cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: JSR Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Kose, Yasuo Matsuki, Tomotaka Shinoda
  • Patent number: 10193154
    Abstract: In some examples, a primary battery comprising a cathode comprising at least one active material and at least one of a metal oxide and metal fluoride, wherein the active material exhibits a first discharge capacity and the at least one of metal oxide and metal fluoride exhibits a second discharge capacity at a voltage lower than the first discharge capacity; an anode comprising a metal as an electron source; and an electrolyte between the cathode and anode. The metal reacts with the electrolyte below a third discharge capacity at a voltage lower than the second discharge capacity to form a gas, where the metal reacts with the active material at the first discharge capacity, and, following the consumption of the active material of the cathode, the metal reacts with the at least one of metal oxide and metal fluoride of the cathode prior to reacting with the electrolyte below the third discharge capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventor: Kaimin Chen
  • Patent number: 10186716
    Abstract: A non-aqueous flow cell energy storage device comprises a ionically conductive separator, which separator comprises a polyurethane prepared by curing an isocyanate capped prepolymer, which prepolymer was prepared from a polyol having polycarbonate backbone, wherein the separator may be impregnated with electrolyte salts and/or swelled by an organic solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: LANXESS SOLUTIONS US INC.
    Inventors: Venkatramanan K Madabusi, Joseph F Stieber, Kevin Jackson, George Brereton, Fei Wang, Dharmasena Peramunage
  • Patent number: 10141120
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a power storage system including a negative electrode which has a crystalline silicon film provided as a negative electrode active material on the surface of a current collector and contains a conductive oxide in a surface layer section of the crystalline silicon film. Alternatively, the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a power storage system, which includes the step of forming an amorphous silicon film on a current collector, adding a catalytic element for promoting crystallization of the amorphous silicon, onto a surface of the amorphous silicon film, heating the amorphous silicon film with the catalytic element added to crystallize the amorphous silicon film and thereby form a crystalline silicon film, and using the crystalline silicon film as a negative electrode active material layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Tamae Moriwaka, Kazutaka Kuriki, Mikio Yukawa
  • Patent number: 10128497
    Abstract: A multilayered structure including a substrate and a layer of calcium-doped bronze is disclosed. A multilayered structure including a substrate, a layer of calcium-doped bronze, and a layer of pure bronze is also disclosed. A method for fabricating a multilayer structure including a substrate and a layer of calcium-doped bronze is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: The Regents of The University of Michigan
    Inventors: Xiaoqing Pan, George W. Graham, Michael B. Katz, Kui Zhang
  • Patent number: 10116021
    Abstract: An electrochemical cell in one embodiment includes a first electrode, and a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode, the second electrode including a substrate of active material, a form of lithium, and a solvent or electrolyte having an electrophilicity index value of less than or equal to 1.1 eV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Roel S. Sanchez-Carrera, Boris Kozinsky, Timm Lohmann, Paul Albertus, John F. Christensen
  • Patent number: 10113048
    Abstract: Polymer-ceramic composites, in particular for the field of electronics, include grains of titanium suboxides of general formulation TiOx in which x is between 1.00 and 1.99, limits included, and/or of barium and/or strontium titanate suboxides of general formulation Ba(1-m)SrmTiOy in which y is between 1.50 and 2.99, limits included, and m is between 0 and 1, limits included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: SAINT-COBAIN CENTRE DE RECHERCHES ET D'ETUDES EUROPEEN
    Inventor: Stéphane Raffy
  • Patent number: 10062901
    Abstract: A negative active material, a negative electrode, a lithium battery including the negative active material, and a method of preparing the negative active material. The negative active material includes a crystalline carbonaceous substrate; and metal oxide nanoparticles disposed on a surface of the crystalline carbonaceous substrate, wherein the metal oxide nanoparticles have a rutile structure. The negative active material may be used to improve high temperature stability and lifespan characteristics of a lithium battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Eun Park, Jae-Myung Kim, Hyun-Ki Park, Dong-Hee Han
  • Patent number: 9985313
    Abstract: A lithium ion battery having an anode, a solid electrolyte, and a cathode. The cathode includes an electrode active material, a first lithium salt, and a polymer material. The solid electrolyte can include a second lithium salt. The solid electrolyte can include a ceramic material, a lithium salt, and a polymer material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: WILDCAT DISCOVERY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Deidre Strand, Marissa Caldwell
  • Patent number: 9960412
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a lithium secondary battery comprising an anode comprising an anode active material, a cathode comprising a cathode active material, and a polymer membrane, wherein the polymer membrane is disposed between the cathode and the anode, wherein the anode active material comprises a mixture of at least two kinds of lithium metal oxide particles having different mass median particle diameters D50, wherein the lithium metal oxide particles are secondary particles comprising primary particles, the mixture comprises first lithium metal oxide particles having a mass median particle diameter D50 of 1 nm to less than 3 ?m, second lithium metal oxide particles having a mass median particle diameter D50 of 3 ?m to 30 ?m, and a mix ratio of the first lithium metal oxide particles to the second lithium metal oxide particles is 70:30 to 30:70.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Hee Lee, Seong Min Lee, Tae Jin Park
  • Patent number: RE48859
    Abstract: A rechargeable lithium-ion cell has a cell capacity and includes a positive electrode having a recharged potential and a negative electrode. The rechargeable lithium-ion cell also includes a charge-carrying electrolyte. The charge-carrying electrolyte includes a charge-carrying medium and a lithium salt. The rechargeable lithium-ion cell also includes a redox shuttle having the following structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
    Inventors: Thomas F. Guarr, Matthew M. Gregory, Nicholas Robert Boersma, Robert Andrew Polik, Nicholas Mortimer