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US 12,692,163 · App. 19/098,493 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Anode particles including discarded graphite particles, and methods of producing the same

Inventors: Nima Moghimian (Saint Laurent, CA); Soroush Nazarpour (Saint-Laurent, CA)
Assignee: NanoXplore Inc.
C01B32/21C01P2004/61C01P2004/84C01P2006/40C01P2006/80
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Patent No.
US 12,692,163
App. No.
19/098,493
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments described herein relate to anode particles produced in part from discarded graphite particles, and methods of producing the same. In some aspects, a method of forming carbon-coated anode particles can include mixing a first plurality of particles, a second plurality of particles, and a plurality of graphene particles to form a dry powder, the first plurality of graphite particles including particles rejected from a graphite spheronization process, the second plurality of graphite particles including particles rejected from a graphite micronization process, mixing the dry powder with water and a carbon-containing liquid to form a slurry, spray-drying the slurry to form an agglomerated mix, and heating the agglomerated mix to form carbon-coated anode particles. In some embodiments, the spray-drying includes atomizing the slurry to form droplets. In some embodiments, the spray-drying can include heating the droplets in a heated chamber to form dried particles.

Claims (10)

1 . A coated anode particle, comprising:

a base particle including a high-capacity material capable of taking up and releasing ions;

a first coating layer disposed on the base particle, the first coating layer including graphite particles and graphene particles, the graphite particles rejected from a graphite micronization process; and

a second coating layer disposed on the first coating layer, the second coating layer including an amorphous conductive carbon.

2 . The coated anode particle of claim 1 , wherein the first coating layer further includes carbon black.

3 . The coated anode particle of claim 1 , wherein the first coating layer includes about 50 wt % to about 99 wt % graphite particles.

4 . The coated anode particle of claim 1 , wherein the base particle is rejected from a graphite spheronization process.

5 . The coated anode particle of claim 1 , wherein the coated anode particle has a particle size between about 15 μm and about 25 μm.

6 . The coated anode particle of claim 1 , wherein the base particle has a particle size between about 5 μm and about 10 μm.

7 . The coated anode particle of claim 1 , wherein the base particle includes silicon.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2025
From: MOGHIMIAN, NIMA; NAZARPOUR, SOROUSH
To: NANOXPLORE INC.
Reel/Frame 070808/0550 →
Continuity (3)
Division 18631455 · Apr 10, 2024
Provisional Application 63458514 · Apr 11, 2023
Related Publication 20250230050A1 · Jul 17, 2025
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