公开(公告)号：US10239092B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-26

申请号：US15725080

申请日：2017-10-04

Applicant: HYPERFORM, INC.

Inventor： Kurt Wilson

IPC: B05D1/02 ,  B05D1/26 ,  B05D1/28 ,  B05D1/30 ,  B05D1/36 ,  B05D1/38 ,  B05D3/04 ,  B05D3/06 ,  B05D5/04 ,  B05D7/00 ,  B05D7/02 ,  B05D7/04 ,  B41J2/01 ,  B41J2/21 ,  B41M5/00 ,  B41M7/00 ,  C08J7/04 ,  B41J2/205 ,  B41J3/407

Abstract: A method for printing on a low surface energy substrate. The low surface energy substrates may be flexible low surface energy substrates. A primer is applied to the surface of the low surface energy substrate using a spray coating system. A pressure pot spray system that oscillates as the substrate passes underneath it on a conveyor system may be used. The primer is then allowed to air dry. Once dry, a printer can be used to print a graphic, design or other ornamental feature on the primed surface of the substrate. Once printing is complete, a clear coating is applied to the substrate and then cured.

公开(公告)号：US20180093298A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-05

申请号：US15725080

申请日：2017-10-04

Applicant: HYPERFORM, INC. DBA SEADEK

Inventor： KURT WILSON

IPC: B05D7/00 ,  C08J7/04 ,  B05D1/30 ,  B05D1/28 ,  B05D1/02

CPC classification number: B05D7/57 ,  B05D1/02 ,  B05D1/26 ,  B05D1/28 ,  B05D1/305 ,  B05D1/36 ,  B05D1/38 ,  B05D3/0406 ,  B05D3/067 ,  B05D5/04 ,  B05D7/02 ,  B05D7/04 ,  B05D7/534 ,  B05D7/536 ,  B05D7/574 ,  B05D7/576 ,  B05D2201/00 ,  B05D2201/02 ,  B05D2350/60 ,  B05D2530/00 ,  B41J2/01 ,  B41J2/205 ,  B41J2/21 ,  B41J2/2107 ,  B41J3/407 ,  B41M5/0017 ,  B41M5/0047 ,  B41M5/0064 ,  B41M7/0045 ,  C08J7/042 ,  C08J2323/06 ,  C08J2331/04 ,  C08J2421/00

Abstract: A method for printing on a low surface energy substrate. The low surface energy substrates may be flexible low surface energy substrates. A primer is applied to the surface of the low surface energy substrate using a spray coating system. A pressure pot spray system that oscillates as the substrate passes underneath it on a conveyor system may be used. The primer is then allowed to air dry. Once dry, a printer can be used to print a graphic, design or other ornamental feature on the primed surface of the substrate. Once printing is complete, a clear coating is applied to the substrate and then cured.

公开(公告)号：US20250048134A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-06

申请号：US18585669

申请日：2024-02-23

Applicant: Hyperform, Inc.

Inventor： Jason Gardner

IPC: H04W24/02 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W40/02 ,  H04W48/06 ,  H04W72/52 ,  H04W76/10

Abstract: A lighting system includes a base structure including a transparent or translucent material, a surface covering including a first surface layer, a first surface, a second surface facing the base structure, and at least one light source disposed to as to illuminate at least a portion of the base structure with light energy such that at least a portion of the light energy passes through the at least a portion of the base structure and into the surface covering, wherein the light surface is embedded within the base structure, and wherein the surface covering includes a void extending at least partially between the first surface of the first surface layer and the second surface of the second surface layer and configured to allow at least some of the light energy passing through the base structure to pass through the void.

公开(公告)号：US11932554B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-19

申请号：US18121762

申请日：2023-03-15

Applicant: American Hyperform, Inc.

Inventor： William Novis Smith

IPC: H01M10/0525 ,  C01G51/00 ,  H01M4/04 ,  H01M4/525 ,  H01M10/54 ,  H01M4/02

CPC classification number: C01G51/50 ,  H01M4/0471 ,  H01M4/0492 ,  H01M4/525 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M10/54 ,  C01P2006/40 ,  H01M2004/028

Abstract: A more efficient and lower cost method for producing electrochemically stable, and thus safe from thermal runaway, high electrochemical capacity coated lithium nickelate is disclosed. The coated nickelate hydroxide particles are formed from a mixed metal sulfate solution (MMS) serving as the starting material that is obtained from recycled lithium ion and/or nickel metal hydride batteries. The coating of the particles includes a relatively small amount of cobalt/manganese oxide forming the surface of the nickelate particles, while the core of the particles includes a relatively large amount of nickel in relation to the weight of the coating. Battery cathode electrodes may be manufactured by using the obtained coated lithium nickelate particles as the cathode active material (CAM) in forming the battery cathodes.

公开(公告)号：US20240025519A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-25

申请号：US18480830

申请日：2023-10-04

Applicant: Hyperform, Inc.

Inventor： Jason Gardner

IPC: B63B45/06

CPC classification number: B63B45/06 ,  B63B2231/50 ,  B63B2045/005

Abstract: A system and method for lighting a surface, for example a deck of a boat, spa, swim spa, pool, watercraft or vehicle, using backlighting such that decorative or other desired patterns of light may be created by forming cuts, outlines, thin sections, or voids in an overlay that is applied to the lighted surface, allowing light to pass through or around portions of the overlay material. In an exemplary use of the system and method of the invention, the surface may be the surface of a boat or spa. The surface may comprise transparent or translucent materials, allowing light from a first side of the decking, or light that is generated within the decking, to pass through the decking and to emanate from a second decking side, where the light may be blocked, partially blocked, or allowed to pass through the overlay material in any desired pattern or shape.

公开(公告)号：US11814142B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-14

申请号：US17349850

申请日：2021-06-16

Applicant: HYPERFORM INC.

Inventor： Jason Gardner

IPC: B63B45/06 ,  B63B45/00

CPC classification number: B63B45/06 ,  B63B2045/005 ,  B63B2201/08 ,  B63B2231/50

Abstract: A system and method for lighting a surface, for example a deck of a boat, spa, swim spa, pool, watercraft or vehicle, using backlighting such that decorative or other desired patterns of light may be created by forming cuts, outlines, thin sections, or voids in an overlay that is applied to the lighted surface, allowing light to pass through or around portions of the overlay material. In an exemplary use of the system and method of the invention, the surface may be the surface of a boat or spa. The surface may comprise transparent or translucent materials, allowing light from a first side of the decking, or light that is generated within the decking, to pass through the decking and to emanate from a second decking side, where the light may be blocked, partially blocked, or allowed to pass through the overlay material in any desired pattern or shape.

公开(公告)号：US20230322578A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-12

申请号：US18121762

申请日：2023-03-15

Applicant: American Hyperform, Inc.

Inventor： William Novis Smith

IPC: C01G51/00 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M10/54 ,  H01M4/04 ,  H01M4/525

CPC classification number: C01G51/50 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M10/54 ,  H01M4/0492 ,  H01M4/0471 ,  H01M4/525 ,  C01P2006/40 ,  H01M2004/028

Abstract: A more efficient and lower cost method for producing electrochemically stable, and thus safe from thermal runaway, high electrochemical capacity coated lithium nickelate is disclosed. The coated nickelate hydroxide particles are formed from a mixed metal sulfate solution (MMS) serving as the starting material that is obtained from recycled lithium ion and/or nickel metal hydride batteries. The coating of the particles includes a relatively small amount of cobalt/manganese oxide forming the surface of the nickelate particles, while the core of the particles includes a relatively large amount of nickel in relation to the weight of the coating. Battery cathode electrodes may be manufactured by using the obtained coated lithium nickelate particles as the cathode active material (CAM) in forming the battery cathodes.

公开(公告)号：US20240372166A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-07

申请号：US18410024

申请日：2024-01-11

Applicant: American Hyperform, Inc.

Inventor： William Novis Smith

IPC: H01M10/54 ,  C01G53/04 ,  C22B3/08 ,  C22B3/22 ,  C22B7/00 ,  C22B59/00 ,  H01M4/02 ,  H01M4/525 ,  H01M10/052

Abstract: A hydrometallurgical process is described that can isolate and recover NIMH battery constituents in high-value form: the nickel and cobalt hydroxides (cathode) as nickel and cobalt hydroxides; elemental nickel and cobalt (metallic anode) as nickel and cobalt hydroxides; rare earth metals (metallic anode) as oxides of rare earth metals, conductive carbon (electrodes) as conductive carbon, and the magnetic nickel-plated steel grids (electrodes) and battery cases in a relatively clean and directly smeltable form. The isolation portion of the process isolates the rare earth metals in oxide form from the nickel hydroxide and the cobalt hydroxide. If present, titanium, aluminum, and yttrium are isolated as oxides with the rare earth metal oxides.

公开(公告)号：US12097935B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-24

申请号：US18480830

申请日：2023-10-04

Applicant: Hyperform, Inc.

Inventor： Jason Gardner

IPC: B63B45/06 ,  B63B45/00

CPC classification number: B63B45/06 ,  B63B2045/005 ,  B63B2201/08 ,  B63B2231/50

Abstract: A system and method for lighting a surface, for example a deck of a boat, spa, swim spa, pool, watercraft or vehicle, using backlighting such that decorative or other desired patterns of light may be created by forming cuts, outlines, thin sections, or voids in an overlay that is applied to the lighted surface, allowing light to pass through or around portions of the overlay material. In an exemplary use of the system and method of the invention, the surface may be the surface of a boat or spa. The surface may comprise transparent or translucent materials, allowing light from a first side of the decking, or light that is generated within the decking, to pass through the decking and to emanate from a second decking side, where the light may be blocked, partially blocked, or allowed to pass through the overlay material in any desired pattern or shape.

公开(公告)号：US20230387489A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-30

申请号：US18200088

申请日：2023-05-22

Applicant: American Hyperform, Inc.

Inventor： William Novis Smith

IPC: H01M10/54 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  C22B23/02 ,  C22B7/00 ,  H01M4/58 ,  H01M4/38 ,  C22B1/24

CPC classification number: H01M10/54 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  C22B23/02 ,  C22B7/005 ,  H01M4/5825 ,  H01M4/38 ,  C22B1/24 ,  H01M2004/028

Abstract: A flotation method for separating cathode material from anode and other carbon materials is described. The cathode material may be that including lithium, nickel, and cobalt or that including lithium iron phosphate. The starting material for the flotation process is conventional black mass as recovered from fractured lithium-ion batteries and lithium-ion battery production scrap. The fractured lithium-ion batteries may originate from spent batteries including used batteries and/or out of specification new production batteries. A very fine mesh screening preferably is used to remove interfering binder from the black mass powder prior to froth flotation, preferably in combination with a hydrophilic depressant to enhance separation of the cathode material from the anode and other carbon materials present in the black mass. The separated cathode and anode materials recovered from the method may be used directly or augmented with additional lithium to form new LIB cathodes, anodes, and batteries.