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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7008566 | Oligo phosphate-based electrode active materials and methods of making same The invention provides an electrochemical cell which includes a first electrode and a second electrode which is a counter electrode to said first electrode, and an electrolyte material interposed there between. The first electrode includes an active material having ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7001690 | Lithium-based active materials and preparation thereof The invention provides novel lithium-mixed metal materials which, upon electrochemical interaction, release lithium ions, and are capable of reversibly cycling lithium ions. The invention provides a rechargeable lithium battery which comprises an electrode formed fr... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6964827 | Alkali/transition metal halo- and hydroxy-phosphates and related electrode active materials The present invention relates to novel electrode active materials represented by the general formula AaMb(XY4)cZd, wherein: (a) A is one or more alkali metals, and 0 | 11/15/2005 |
| 6960331 | Methods of making lithium metal cathode active materials The invention provides a novel method for making lithium mixed metal materials in electrochemical cells. The lithium mixed metal materials comprise lithium and at least one other metal besides lithium. The invention involves the reaction of a metal compound, a phosp... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6933078 | Crosslinked polymer electrolytes and method of making such crosslinked polymers This invention relates to crosslinked polymers useful as electrolytes in rechargeable batteries, to electrolytes containing such crosslinked polymers, to methods for making such polymer electrolytes, to electrodes incorporating such crosslinked polymers, to recharge... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6919708 | Electrical storage circuitry operational methods Circuits, apparatuses, electrochemical device charging methods, and lithium-mixed metal electrode cell charging methods are provided. According to one aspect, a circuit includes charging circuitry adapted to apply electrical energy to an electrochemical device to ch... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6913855 | Method of synthesizing electrochemically active materials from a slurry of precursors A method for making an active material comprises the steps of forming a slurry, spray drying the slurry to form a powdered precursor composition, and heating the powdered precursor composition at a temperature and for a time sufficient to form a reaction product. Th... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6914417 | Electrical energy systems, power supply apparatuses, and electrical energy supply methods An electrical energy system comprising a power supply apparatus having an electrical energy storage device for storing electrical energy, an external load having one or more batteries, the load adapted to receive electrical energy from the electrical energy storage ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6908710 | Lithiated molybdenum oxide active materials The invention provides lithiated molybdenum oxides useful as cathode (positive electrode) active materials in rechargeable batteries, especially in lithium ion rechargeable batteries. In one aspect, the invention provides lithiated molybdenum oxides, some of which c... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6890686 | Lithium-containing phosphate active materials The invention provides novel lithium-containing phosphate materials having a high proportion of lithium per formula unit of the material. Upon electrochemical interaction, such material deintercalates lithium ions, and is capable of reversibly cycling lithium ions. ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6884544 | Lithium-based active materials and preparation thereof The invention provides novel active material represented by the general formula LiaMI1-yMIIyPO4, wherein MI is selected from the group consisting of Fe, Ni, Mn, V, Sn, Ti, Cr, and mixtures thereof; MII is selected from the... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6872492 | Sodium ion batteries Sodium ion batteries are based on sodium based active materials selected among compounds of the general formula: AaMb(XY4)cZd, wherein A comprises sodium, M comprises one or more metals, comp... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6869547 | Stabilized electrochemical cell active material Stabilized lithiated manganese oxide (LMO) is prepared by reacting cubic spinel lithium manganese oxide particles and particles of an alkali metal compound in air for a time and at a temperature sufficient to decompose at least a portion of the alkali metal compound... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6855462 | Lithium metal fluorophosphate materials and preparation thereof The invention provides new and novel lithium-metal-fluorophosphates which, upon electrochemical interaction, release lithium ions, and are capable of reversibly cycling lithium ions. The invention provides a rechargeable lithium battery which comprises an electrode ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6815122 | Alkali transition metal phosphates and related electrode active materials Electrode active materials comprising lithium or other alkali metals, a transition metal, and a phosphate or similar moiety, of the formula: Aa+xMbP1−xSixO4 wherein ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6809500 | Power supply apparatuses and power supply operational methods Power supply apparatuses and power supply operational methods are provided. According to one aspect, a power supply apparatus includes a power node, an electrochemical device configured to store electrical energy, a switch including a control node and the switch is ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6798170 | Electrical power source apparatuses, circuits, electrochemical device charging methods, and methods of charging a plurality of electrochemical devices Electrical power source apparatuses, circuits, electrochemical device charging methods, and methods of charging a plurality of electrochemical devices are provided. According to one aspect, an electrical power source apparatus includes a plurality of charging nodes,... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6794084 | Alkali metal hydrogen phosphates as precursors for phosphate-containing electrochemical active materials The present invention relates general to a method for making an alkali metal hydrogen phosphate of the general formula AxH3−xPO4, wherein A is an alkali metal and 0≦x≦3, prepared by admixing an alkali metal-containing compound,... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6777132 | Alkali/transition metal halo—and hydroxy-phosphates and related electrode active materials The present invention relates to novel electrode active materials represented by the general formula AaMb(XY4)cZd, wherein: (a) A is one or more alkali metals, and 0 | 08/17/2004 |
| 6765368 | Electrical energy apparatuses, electrical energy conditioning circuits, and electrical supply methods Power supply apparatuses and methods of supplying electrical energy are provided. According to one aspect, a power supply apparatus includes an electrochemical device configured to store electrical energy, a first interface coupled with the electrochemical device an... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6730281 | Methods of making transition metal compounds useful as cathode active materials A method for carrying out solid state reactions under reducing conditions is provided. Solid state reactants include at least one inorganic metal compound and a source of reducing carbon. The reaction may be carried out in a reducing atmosphere in the presence of re... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6723470 | Lithium-based active materials and preparation thereof The invention provides novel lithium-mixed metal materials which, upon electrochemical interaction, release lithium ions, and are capable of reversibly cycling lithium ions. The invention provides a rechargeable lithium battery which comprises an electrode formed fr... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6724173 | Circuits, apparatuses, electrochemical device charging methods, and lithium-mixed metal electrode cell charging methods Circuits, apparatuses, electrochemical device charging methods, and lithium-mixed metal electrode cell charging methods are provided. According to one aspect, a circuit includes charging circuitry adapted to apply electrical energy to an electrochemical device to ch... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6720110 | Lithium-containing phosphates, method of preparation, and uses thereof The invention provides an electrochemical cell which comprises a first electrode and a second electrode which is a counter electrode to said first electrode. The first electrode comprises a phosphorous compound of the nominal general formula Li3E′a... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6720112 | Lithium cell based on lithiated transition metal titanates An electrochemical active material contains a lithiated zirconium, titanium, or mixed titanium/zirconium oxide. The oxide can be represented by the formula LiM′M″XO4, where M′ is a transition metal, M″ is an optional three valent non-transition me... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6716372 | Lithium-containing materials The invention provides novel lithium-mixed metal materials which, upon electrochemical interaction, release lithium ions, and are capable of reversibly cycling lithium ions. The invention provides a rechargeable lithium battery which comprises an electrode formed fr... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6706445 | Synthesis of lithiated transition metal titanates for lithium cells An electrochemical active material contains a lithiated zirconium, titanium, or mixed titanium/zirconium oxide. The oxide can be represented by the formula LiM′M″XO4, where M′ is a transition metal, M″ is an optional three valent non-transition me... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6702961 | Preparation of lithium-containing materials The invention provides novel lithium-mixed metal materials which, upon electrochemical interaction, release lithium ions, and are capable of reversibly cycling lithium ions. The invention provides a rechargeable lithium battery which comprises an electrod... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6667599 | Power supply apparatuses and methods of supplying electrical energy Power supply apparatuses and methods of supplying electrical energy are provided. According to one aspect, a power supply apparatus includes an electrochemical device configured to store electrical energy, a first interface coupled with the electrochemica... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6645452 | Methods of making lithium metal cathode active materials The invention provides a method for making lithium mixed metal materials in electrochemical cells. The lithium mixed metal materials comprise lithium and at least one other metal besides lithium. The invention involves the reaction of a metal compound, an... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6596435 | Lithium manganese oxide-based active material The invention provides an electrochemically active material comprising particles of spinel lithium manganese oxide having on the surface of each particle cationic metal species bound to the spinel at anionic sites of the particle surface; where the cation... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6579643 | Separator having a plasticizer coating for use in electrochemical cell devices A separator for use in laminated multi-layer electrochemical cell device structures. The devices comprise positive and negative electrode layer members of polymeric matrix composition having the microporous polyolefin membrane separator member interposed ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6555026 | Stabilized electrochemical cell active material A composition and a method for forming the composition stabilized against capacity degradation comprises particles of spinel lithium manganese oxide (LMO) enriched with lithium by a decomposition product of lithium carbonate forming a part of each said pa... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6541155 | Bicell battery apparatus In one implementation, a bicell battery apparatus includes first and second counter electrodes and an intermediate electrode positioned therebetween. Respective end edges of the first and second counter electrodes are received outwardly beyond a respectiv... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6537334 | Polymeric mesoporous separator elements for laminated lithium-ion rechargeable batteries A mesoporous polymeric membrane for use as an ionically-conductive inter-electrode separator in a rechargeable battery cell is prepared from a coatable composition comprising a polymeric material, a volatile fluid solvent for the polymeric material, and a... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6537703 | Polymeric mesoporous separator elements for laminated lithium-ion rechargeable batteries A mesoporous polymeric membrane for use as an ionically-conductive inter-electrode separator in a rechargeable battery cell contains a like distribution of mesopore voids throughout a membrane matrix. The porous membrane is capable of absorbing significan... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6528033 | Method of making lithium-containing materials The invention provides novel lithium-mixed metal materials which, upon electrochemical interaction, release lithium ions, and are capable of reversibly cycling lithium ions. The invention provides a rechargeable lithium battery which comprises an electrod... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6524741 | Battery package with integral disconnect mechanism A battery package assembly comprises a package having an interior volume sealingly containing at least one electrochemical cell therein, and opposite polarity electrical connectors adapted to connect said at least one electrochemical cell to an external l... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6468695 | Active material having extended cycle life In one embodiment, the invention provides a novel composition which is stabilized against decomposition when used as an active material for an electrochemical cell. The active material of the present invention comprises particles of spinel lithium mangane... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467156 | Method and apparatus for preparing electrochemical cells A method of fabricating electrochemical cells and batteries wherein the successive anode and cathode layers are separated by a polymeric electrolyte layer having a protruding polymer edge around its perimeter which reduces the likelihood of inadvertent co... | 10/22/2002 |
