IP Library Granted Patent US 12,586,816
Granted Patent B2
US 12,586,816 · App. 16/724,094 · Granted Mar 24, 2026

Energy storage devices with polymer electrolytes and fillers

Inventors: Liwen Ji (San Diego, CA); Benjamin Yong Park (Mission Viejo, CA)
Assignee: Enevate Corporation
H01M10/0565C08L71/02H01G11/26H01G11/50H01G11/56H01M4/386H01M10/0525C08L2203/20C08L2205/03H01M2004/027H01M2300/0082H01M2300/0091
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Patent No.
US 12,586,816
App. No.
16/724,094
Granted
Mar 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Energy storage devices comprising blend-based polymer electrolytes, a salt, and at least a filler are disclosed. The energy storage device comprises a first electrode and a second electrode, a blend-based membrane between the first electrode and the second electrode comprising two or more polymer electrolytes, and at least one filler.

Claims (20)

1 . An energy storage device comprising:

a first electrode;

a second electrode, wherein the second electrode is a Si-dominant anode having greater than 50% silicon; and

a blend-based membrane between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the blend-based membrane comprises two or more polymer electrolytes;

lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI); and

at least one filler; and further wherein the blend-based membrane is selected from the group consisting of:

PEO/PMVMA/cyclodextrin (CD), PEO/PMVMA/polyacrylamide (PAM), PEO/PMVMA/polysaccharide-based biopolymer, PEO/PMVMA/polyurethane (PU), PEO/PMVMA/R—OH, PEO/PAA/CD, PEO/PAA/PAM, PEO/PAA/polysaccharide-based biopolymer, PEO/PAA/R—OH, PEO/Alginate/PVA, PEO/Alginate/CD, PEO/Alginate/PAM, PEO/Alginate/polysaccharide-based biopolymer, PEO/Alginate/PU, PEO/Alginate/R—OH, PEO/R—COOH/R′—OH, poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVDF-HFP)/PMVMA/PVA, PVDF-HFP/PMVMA/CD, PVDF-HFP/PMVMA/PAM, PVDF-HFP/PMVMA/polysaccharide-based biopolymer, PVDF-HFP/PMVMA/PU, PVDF-HFP/PMVMA/R—OH, PVDF-HFP/PAA/PVA, PVDF-HFP/PAA/CD, PVDF-HFP/PAA/PAM, PVDF-HFP/PAA/polysaccharide-based biopolymer, PVDF-HFP/PAA/R—OH, PVDF-HFP/Alginate/PVA, PVDF-HFP/Alginate/CD, PVDF-HFP/Alginate/PAM, PVDF-HFP/Alginate/polysaccharide-based biopolymer, PVDF-HFP/Alginate/PU, PVDF-HFP/Alginate/R—OH, PVDF-HFP/R—COOH/R′—OH, polyacrlonitrle (PAN)/PMVMA/PVA, PAN/PMVMA/CD, PAN/PMVMA/PAM, PAN/PMVMA/polysaccharide-based biopolymer, PAN/PMVMA/PU, PAN/PMVMA/R—OH, PAN/PAA/PVA, PAN/PAA/CD, PAN/PAA/PAM, PAN/PAA/polysaccharide-based biopolymer, PAN/PAA/R—OH, PAN/Alginate/PVA, PAN/Alginate/CD, PAN/Alginate/PAM, PAN/Alginate/polysaccharide-based biopolymer, PAN/Alginate/PU, PAN/Alginate/R—OH, PAN/R—COOH/R′—OH, poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)/PMVMA/PVA, PMMA/PMVMA/CD, PMMA/PMVMA/PAM, PMMA/PMVMA/polysaccharide-based biopolymer, PMMA/PMVMA/PU, PMMA/PMVMA/R—OH, PMMA/PAA/PVA, PMMA/PAA/CD, PMMA/PAA/PAM, PMMA/PAA/polysaccharide-based biopolymer, PMMA/PAA/R—OH, PMMA/Alginate/PVA, PMMA/Alginate/CD, PMMA/Alginate/PAM, PMMA/Alginate/polysaccharide-based biopolymer, PMMA/Alginate/PU, PMMA/Alginate/R—OH, and PMMA/R—COOH/R′—OH;

wherein said first electrode is a cathode selected from the group consisting of: a Ni-rich Li[Ni x Co y Mn(Al) 1−x−y ]O 2 cathode; a Ni-rich lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide LiNiCoMnO 2 (NMC) cathode, a Ni-rich lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide LiNiCoAlO 2 (NCA) cathode, a LiCoO 2 cathode, a lithium rich, xLi 2 Mn 3 ·(1−x)LiNi a Co b Mn c O 2 cathode, a nickel-rich layered cobalt oxide (LiNi 1−x Co x O 2 ) cathode, a nickel-rich layered manganese oxide (LiNi 1−x Mn x O 2 ) cathode, a nickel-rich layered aluminum oxide (LiNi 1−x Al x O 2 ) cathode, a lithium rich layered cobalt oxide (LiNi 1+x Co 1−x O 2 ) cathode, a lithium rich layered manganese oxide (LiNi 1+x Mn 1−x O 2 ) cathode, a lithium rich layered nickel oxide (LiNi 2 O 2 ) cathode, a high-voltage spinel oxide (LiNi 0.5 Mn 1.5 O 4 ) cathode, a high-voltage phosphate cathode, a high-voltage sulfate cathode, and a high-voltage silicate cathode; and

wherein the silicon in the second electrode is present as silicon particles.

2 . The energy storage device of claim 1 , wherein the two or more polymer electrolytes comprise a quasi-solid-state electrolyte or a polymer gel.

3 . The energy storage device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one filler is an active filler.

4 . The energy storage device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one filler is an inactive filler.

5 . The energy storage device of claim 1 , wherein the second electrode is a Si-dominant anode.

6 . The energy storage device of claim 1 , wherein the energy storage device has a total capacity of equal to or above 10 mAh/cm 2 .

7 . The energy storage device of claim 1 , wherein the energy storage device has a cycled capacity of equal to or above 4 mAh/cm 2 for each electrode.

8 . The energy storage device of claim 3 , wherein said active filler is an active ceramic particle.

9 . The energy storage device of claim 8 , wherein said active ceramic particle is selected from the group consisting of: LISICON-type ceramics, sodium superionic conductors (NASICONs)-type ceramics, garnet-like structural ceramics, oxide based perovskite-type ceramics, sulfide based glassy and glass-ceramics, thio-LiSICONS ceramics, LiPON-based ceramic, Li argyrodite, Li 3 PO 4 , Li 3 N, Li halide, and Li hydride.

10 . The energy storage device of claim 4 , wherein said inactive filler is selected from the group consisting of: SiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , TiO 2 , Li 3 N, NiO, CuO, CeO 2 , Sm 2 O 3 , Li-ion conductor, metal oxides, and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs).

11 . The energy storage device of claim 10 , wherein said inactive filler is SiO 2 .

12 . The energy storage device of claim 1 , wherein said high-voltage phosphate cathode is lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO 4 ).

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 10, 2026
From: ENEVATE CORPORATION
To: MCANDREWS, HELD & MALLOY LTD.
Reel/Frame 075093/0935 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 2, 2020
From: JI, LIWEN; PARK, BENJAMIN YONG
To: ENEVATE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 052293/0572 →
Continuity (1)
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