公开(公告)号：US11335911B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-17

申请号：US16998462

申请日：2020-08-20

Applicant: Lyten, Inc.

Inventor： Bruce Lanning ,  Michael W. Stowell ,  Bryce H. Anzelmo ,  George Clayton Gibbs ,  Shreeyukta Singh ,  Hossein-Ali Ghezelbash ,  Prashanth Jampani Hanumantha ,  Daniel Cook ,  David Tanner

IPC: H01M4/02 ,  H01M4/62 ,  H01M4/04 ,  H01M4/134 ,  H01M4/136 ,  H01M4/1395 ,  H01M4/1397 ,  H01M4/38 ,  H01M4/58 ,  H01M4/66 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M10/0567 ,  H01M10/058 ,  H01M50/44 ,  H01M50/411

Abstract: This disclosure provides an electrode having a carbon-based structure with a plurality of localized reaction sites. An open porous scaffold is defined by the carbon-based structure and can confine an active material in the localized reaction sites. A plurality of engineered failure points is formed throughout the carbon-based structure and can expand in a presence of volumetric expansion associated with polysulfide shuttle. The open porous scaffold can inhibit a formation of interconnecting solid networks of the active material between the localized reaction sites. The plurality of engineered failure points can relax or collapse during an initial activation of the electrode. The open porous scaffold can define a hierarchical porous compliant cellular architecture formed of a plurality of interconnected graphene platelets fused together at substantially orthogonal angles. The hierarchical porous compliant cellular architecture can be expansion-tolerant and can expand in a presence of Li ion insertion or de-insertion.

公开(公告)号：US20210310110A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-07

申请号：US17241852

申请日：2021-04-27

Applicant: LytEn, Inc.

Inventor： Michael W. Stowell ,  Bruce Lanning ,  Peter Todd Williams ,  Daniel Cook

IPC: C23C4/067

Abstract: This disclosure provides a graded composition including at least a first, second, and third material property zone each having a crystallographic configuration distinct from other zones. In some implementations, the graded composition has a first material in the first material property zone including a metal, the first material composed of metallic bonds between metal atoms present in the first material property zone; a second material that at least partially overlaps the first material in the first material property zone including carbon, the second material composed of covalent bonds between the carbon in the second material and the metal in the first material; and, a third material that at least partially overlaps the second material property zone including carbon, the third material composed of covalent bonds between the carbon of the third material. Each crystallographic configuration may include a cubic crystallographic lattice, a hexagonal lattice, a face or body-centered cubic lattice.

公开(公告)号：US20210292170A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-23

申请号：US17338282

申请日：2021-06-03

Applicant: LytEn, Inc.

Inventor： Daniel Cook ,  Hossein-Ali Ghezelbash ,  Bryce H. Anzelmo ,  David Tanner ,  Shreeyukta Singh

IPC: C01B32/152 ,  C08J5/00 ,  C22C1/05 ,  B82Y40/00 ,  B82Y30/00 ,  G01N21/65 ,  B22F1/00 ,  C01B32/158 ,  C01B32/20 ,  C01B32/225 ,  C01B32/184 ,  C01B32/182

Abstract: A nanoparticle or agglomerate which contains connected multi-walled spherical fullerenes coated in layers of graphite. In different embodiments, the nanoparticles and agglomerates have different combinations of: a high mass fraction compared to other carbon allotropes present, a low concentration of defects, a low concentration of elemental impurities, a high Brunauer, Emmett and Teller (BET) specific surface area, and/or a high electrical conductivity. Methods are provided to produce the nanoparticles and agglomerates at a high production rate without using catalysts.

公开(公告)号：US20210230394A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-29

申请号：US17232604

申请日：2021-04-16

Applicant: Lyten, Inc.

Inventor： Bryce H. Anzelmo ,  Daniel Cook

IPC: C08K3/04 ,  C08K7/18 ,  C08L9/06 ,  C08K9/02 ,  C08K9/04 ,  C08J3/20 ,  B60C1/00

Abstract: Compounds having an elastomer material, a filler material, at least one additive material, and at least one accelerant material are disclosed. In various embodiments, the filler material comprises a graphene-based carbon material. In various embodiments, the graphene-based carbon material comprises graphene comprising up to 15 layers, carbon aggregates having a median size from 1 to 50 microns, a surface area of the carbon aggregates at least 50 m2/g, when measured via a Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) method with nitrogen as the adsorbate, and no seed particles.

公开(公告)号：US11053121B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-06

申请号：US16164077

申请日：2018-10-18

Applicant: Lyten, Inc.

Inventor： Daniel Cook ,  Hossein-Ali Ghezelbash ,  Bryce H. Anzelmo ,  David Tanner ,  Shreeyukta Singh

IPC: C01B32/152 ,  C08J5/00 ,  C22C1/05 ,  B82Y40/00 ,  B82Y30/00 ,  G01N21/65 ,  B22F1/00 ,  C01B32/158 ,  C01B32/20 ,  C01B32/225 ,  C01B32/184 ,  C01B32/182

Abstract: A nanoparticle or agglomerate which contains connected multi-walled spherical fullerenes coated in layers of graphite. In different embodiments, the nanoparticles and agglomerates have different combinations of: a high mass fraction compared to other carbon allotropes present, a low concentration of defects, a low concentration of elemental impurities, a high Brunauer, Emmett and Teller (BET) specific surface area, and/or a high electrical conductivity. Methods are provided to produce the nanoparticles and agglomerates at a high production rate without using catalysts.

公开(公告)号：US20210172904A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-10

申请号：US17182069

申请日：2021-02-22

Applicant: Lyten, Inc.

Inventor： Michael W. Stowell ,  Bruce Lanning ,  Sung H. Lim ,  John Chmiola ,  Karel Vanheusden ,  Daniel Cook ,  George Clayton Gibbs

IPC: G01N27/414 ,  B01J20/28 ,  C01B32/182 ,  G01N27/12 ,  G01N33/00 ,  G01N27/404 ,  G01N29/036

Abstract: A container for storing one or more items is disclosed. The container may include a surface defining a volume of the container and a label printed on the container. In various implementations, the label includes a substrate, a plurality of carbon-based sensors printed on the substrate, and one or more electrodes printed on the substrate. The sensors may be collectively configured to detect a presence of one or more analytes within the container. Each sensor may be configured to react with a unique group of analytes in response to an electromagnetic signal received from an external device. The electrodes may be configured to provide one or more output signals indicating the presence or absence of the one or more analytes within the container.

公开(公告)号：US10920035B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-16

申请号：US16422895

申请日：2019-05-24

Applicant: Lyten, Inc.

Inventor： Elena Rogojina ,  Bryce H. Anzelmo ,  Daniel Cook ,  Bruce Lanning ,  Margaret Hines

IPC: C08J3/20 ,  C08K3/04 ,  C01B32/21 ,  C01B32/194 ,  B60C11/00 ,  B60C1/00 ,  C08K9/02

Abstract: Methods include determining a desired hysteretic curve that corresponds to a set of dynamic mechanical analysis parameters, where the desired hysteretic curve comprises elastic portions and plastic portions, and the elastic and plastic portions comprise specific desired shapes. A first tuned carbon is selected, the first tuned carbon facilitating achievement of a desired shape of a particular elastic portion of the hysteretic curve. One or more selected post-treatments is performed on the first tuned carbon to form a first post-treatment carbon, the selected post-treatment facilitating achievement of a desired shape of a particular plastic portion of the hysteretic curve. The methods also include combining the first post-treatment carbon with other materials that are used in components of the tire and curing the combination comprising the first post-treatment carbon and the other materials. Carbon and elastomer compounds are also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US10781103B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-22

申请号：US16283234

申请日：2019-02-22

Applicant: Lyten, Inc.

Inventor： David Tanner ,  Daniel Cook ,  Bryce H. Anzelmo ,  Ranjeeth Kalluri ,  Michael W. Stowell

IPC: C01B32/05 ,  B01J8/00 ,  H01J37/32 ,  B01J19/12 ,  B01D46/00

Abstract: Microwave chemical processing system having a microwave plasma reactor, and a multi-stage gas-solid separation system are disclosed. The microwave energy source has a waveguide, a reaction zone, and an inlet configured to receive the input material, and the input material is converted into separated components. The separated components include hydrogen gas and carbon particles. The multi-stage gas-solid separation system has a first cyclone separator to filter the carbon particles from the separated components, and a back-pulse filter system coupled to the output of the first cycle separator to filter the carbon particles from the output from the first cyclone separator.

公开(公告)号：US20190386314A1

公开(公告)日：2019-12-19

申请号：US16550091

申请日：2019-08-23

Applicant: Lyten, Inc.

Inventor： Bruce Lanning ,  Michael W. Stowell ,  Bryce H. Anzelmo ,  George Clayton Gibbs ,  Shreeyukta Singh ,  Hossein-Ali Ghezelbash ,  Prashanth Jampani Hanumantha ,  Daniel Cook ,  David Tanner

IPC: H01M4/62 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M10/058 ,  H01M4/04 ,  H01M4/134 ,  H01M4/136 ,  H01M4/1395 ,  H01M4/1397 ,  H01M4/38 ,  H01M4/58 ,  H01M4/66 ,  H01M10/0567 ,  H01M2/16

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.

公开(公告)号：US20190264004A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-29

申请号：US16284764

申请日：2019-02-25

Applicant: Lyten, Inc.

Inventor： Michael W. Stowell ,  Bryce H. Anzelmo ,  Bruce Lanning ,  Daniel Cook ,  Shreeyukta Singh

IPC: C08K9/02 ,  C01B32/194 ,  C08K3/04 ,  C08K11/00 ,  C08K13/08 ,  H01J37/32

Abstract: Methods include producing a plurality of carbon particles in a plasma reactor, functionalizing the plurality of carbon particles in-situ in the plasma reactor to promote adhesion to a binder, and combining the plurality of carbon particles with the binder to form a composite material. The plurality of carbon particles comprises 3D graphene, where the 3D graphene comprises a pore matrix and graphene nanoplatelet sub-particles in the form of at least one of: single layer graphene, few layer graphene, or many layer graphene. Methods also include producing a plurality of carbon particles in a plasma reactor; functionalizing, in the plasma reactor, the plurality of carbon particles to promote chemical bonding with a resin; and combining, within the plasma reactor, the functionalized plurality of carbon particles with the resin to form a composite material.