OneD Material LLC - Patent Portfolio Overview List of Patents and Patent applications owned or licensed exclusively by OneD. Most of the inventions relate to nanostructure materials suitable for energy storage applications (batteries, fuel cells, capacitors, supercapacitors), including composite materials such as Si-comprising nanostructures attached to carbon-based substrates. Other inventions cover fabrication methods and apparatus for scaling up the manufacturing processes of nanostructure materials and composites to industrial level. Many of the inventions apply to SiNANOde materials being produced under OneD license and being used in anode electrodes made by Li-ion battery makers. In any given day, some patents may expire or lapse; some pending applications may be allowed and result in a granted patent; and unpublished applications may be published. Furthermore, new applications are filed regularly, and new patent rights are licensed and/or acquired. All these changes may not be immediately reflected in this document. For detailed information about the most recent portfolio assigned or licensed to OneD, please contact OneD directly at info@onedmaterial.com. Translation of foreign patents into English language is machine generated. It cannot be guaranteed that such translation is accurate, reliable or fit any other specific purposes other than for information purposes. US 10/033369 US 6781166 US 24-Oct-01 24-Aug-04 Nanoscopic wire-based devices and arrays US 11/283631 US 7399691 US 21-Nov-05 15-Jul-08 US 11/313096 US 7172953 US Methods of forming nanoscopic wirebased 20-Dec-05 6-Feb-07 US 10/812653 US 8178907 US devices and arrays 29-Mar-04 15-My-12 US 13/444334 US 8471298 US Nanoscopic wire-based electrical crossbar memory-devices and arrays 11-Apr-12 25-Jun-13 EP 10166127.0 EP 2224508 DE 30-Jun-00 6-Jan-16 EP 00945062.8 EP 1194960 GB, FR, DE 30-Jun-00 15-Sep-10 CA 20002372707 CA 2372707 CA 30-Jun-00 9-Dec-14 Nanoscopic Wire-Based Devices, Arrays AU 20000059055 AU 782000 AU 30-Jun-00 23-Jan-05 and the Methods of Manufacture AU 2008202543 AU 2008202543B8 AU 30-Jun-00 24-Oct-10 AU 2006202493 AU 2006202493B2 AU 30-Jun-00 22-May-08 AU 2005201840 AU 2005201840B2 AU 30-Jun-00 18-Jan-07 US 11/543353 US 7915151 US 4-Oct-06 29-Mar-11 US 11/543352 US 7666708 US Doped elongated semiconductors, growing 4-Oct-06 23-Feb-10 US 11/082372 US 7211464 US such semiconductors, devices including 17-Mar-05 1-May-07 US 11/543336 US 7476596 US such semiconductors and fabricating such 4-Oct-06 13-Jan-09 US 11/543326 US 7595260 US devices 4-Oct-06 29-Sep-09 US11/543337 US 8153470 US 4-Oct-06 10-Apr-12 EP 01966109.9 EP 1314189B1 GB, DE 22-Aug-00 27-Feb-13 EP 10195600.1 EP 2360298A3 EP 22-Aug-00 EP 10195590.4 EP 2298968A3 EP 22-Aug-00 CA 20012417992 CA 2417992 CA 22-Aug-00 19-Oct-10 KR 20077030228 KR 100995457 KR 22-Aug-00 18-Nov-10 KR 20037002636 KR 100791732 KR 22-Aug-00 2-Jun-03 KR 20087015375 KR 100984585 KR 22-Aug-00 30-Sep-10 Doped elongated semiconductor, such a KR 20077019497 KR 100862131 KR 22-Aug-00 9-Oct-08 semiconductor growth, the device including JP 20020521336 JP 5013650 JP 22-Aug-00 29-Aug-12 such a semiconductor, and the fabrication of CN 20101206782 CN 101887935 CN 22-Aug-00 11-Sep-13 such devices CN 2001816168 CN 100565783 CN 22-Aug-00 12-Feb-09 AU 2007202897 AU 2007202897 AU 22-Aug-00 AU 2001286649 AU 2001286649 AU 22-Aug-00 TW 20050143539 TW I294636 TW 22-Aug-00 11-Mar-08 TW 20010120587 TW I292583 TW 22-Aug-00 11-Jan-08 MX 2003PA01605 MXPA 03001605A MX 22-Aug-00 SG 2003003548A1 SG 94521A1 SG 22-Aug-00 Page 1 of 8 Notable Inventor: Charles Lieber, PhD Charles M. Lieber is an American chemist and pioneer in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology. He was assistant professor (1987-1990) and associate professor (1990-1991) of Chemistry at Columbia University before moving to Harvard as full professor, where he holds a joint appointment in the Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Biology. In 2011, Dr. Lieber was recognized by Thomson Reuters as the leading chemist in the world for the decade 2000-2010 based on the impact of his scientific publications. Lieber has published over 390 papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals and has edited and contributed to many books on nanoscience. He is the principal inventor on over fifty issued US patents and applications and founded the nanotechnology company Nanosys in 2001 and Vista Therapeutics in 2007. Dr. Lieber is known for his contributions to the synthesis, assembly and characterization of nanoscale materials and nanodevices, the application of nanoelectronic devices in biology, and as a mentor to numerous leaders in nanoscience (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/charles_m._lieber) Exemplary method claim US 708
US 10/020004 US 7129554 US 11-Dec-01 31-Oct-06 US 11/582167 US 7385267 US 17-Oct-06 10-Jun-08 US 11/012549 US 7256466 US 15-Dec-04 14-Aug-07 US 12/571371 US 7911009 US Nanosensors 30-Sep-09 22-Mar-11 US 13/083817 US 8399339 US 11-Apr-11 19-Mar-13 US 12/038794 US 7619290 US 27-Feb-08 17-Nov-09 US 12/792711 US 7956427 US 2-Jun-10 7-Jun-11 EP 01990181.8 EP 1342075B1 CH, DE, EP, ES, FR, GB, IE, IT, 11-Dec-01 9-Oct-08 LI, NL, SE JP 20080074167 JP 5147479 JP 12-Mar-08 20-Feb-13 JP 20080209206 JP 5147598 JP 15-Aug-08 20-Feb-13 JP 20020549958 JP 4583710 JP Nanosensors 11-Dec-01 17-Nov-10 KR20087028931 KR 100991573 KR 11-Dec-01 4-Nov-10 KR20087013814 KR 101035205 KR 11-Dec-01 17-May-11 KR20087027974 KR 100984603 KR 11-Dec-01 30-Sep-10 CA20012430888 CA 2430888 CA 11-Dec-01 22-Oct-13 AU20020229046 AU 2002229046 AU 11-Dec-01 18-May-06 US 10/196337 US 7301199 US Nanoscale wires and related devices 16-Jul-02 27-Nov-07 AU 20020324426 AU 2002324426 AU 20-May-02 22-May-03 Nanoscale wires and related devices AU 20070211919 AU 2007211919 AU 24-Aug-07 13-Sep-07 US 11/040664 US 7569847 US 20-Jan-05 4-Aug-09 US 11/645236 US 7834264 US 22-Dec-06 16-Nov-10 Methods of fabricating US 10/112698 US 6996147 US 29-Mar-02 7-Feb-06 nanostructures and nanowires and US 10/112578 US 6882051 US 29-Mar-02 19-Apr-05 devices fabricated therefrom US 11/645241 US 7569941 US 22-Dec-06 4-Aug-09 US 12/488310 US 9881999 US 20-Jan-05 4-Aug-09 EP 20100012530 EP 2273552A3 EP 29-Mar-02 10-Apr-13 EP 20020757706 EP 1374309A1 EP 29-Mar-02 2-Jan-04 CN 2002809601 CN 1306619C CN 29-Mar-02 21-Mar-07 CN 2007108259 CN 101009214B CN 29-Mar-02 19-May-10 CN 20091168694 CN 101638216B CN 29-Mar-02 19-Dec-12 Methods of fabricating KR 20097023682 KR101008294B1 KR 29-Mar-02 13-Jan-11 nanostructures and nanowires and AU 20020307008 AU 2002307008C1 AU 29-Mar-02 3-Apr-03 devices fabricated therefrom AU 20080200507 AU 2008200507B2 AU 4-Feb-08 21-Feb-08 CA 20022442985 CA 2442985C CA 29-Mar-02 31-May-16 TW 20020106432 TW 554388B TW 29-Mar-02 21-Sep-2003 MX 2003PA08935 MX PA03008935A MX 29-Mar-02 30-Jun-2004 SG 2003059839A1 SG 100339A1 SG 29-Mar-02 30-Jan-04 Exemplary method claim US 339 Notable Inventor: Peidong Yang, PhD Peidong Yang is a Chinese-American chemist and material scientist. He is currently a Professor at the University of California, Berkeley (since 1999), member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. For his graduate studies, Dr. Yang worked with Charles M. Lieber at Harvard University, and in 1997, he was awarded a Ph.D. in Chemistry. Dr. Yang was a founding member of the scientific advisory board at Nanosys, a nanomaterials company, and he is also the founder of Alphabet Energy with Matthew L. Scullin. Dr. Yang is well known for his work in nanostructure synthesis and characterization, having co-authored over 200 peer-reviewed journal articles. One of his most notable papers, "Room-Temperature Ultraviolet Nanowire Nanolasers", was published in Science in 2001 and has received over 5000 citations. In 2010, Dr. Yang was ranked as the top materials scientist and among the top 10 chemists of the decade 2000-2010 by Thomson Reuters, in order of citation impact. (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/peidong_yang) Exemplary material claim US 999 Page 2 of 8
US 09/875443 US 6687987 US Electro-fluidic assembly process for integration of electronic devices onto a substrate 6-Jun-01 10-Feb-04 US 10/239000 US 6872645 US 10-Sep-02 29-Mar-05 US 12/186405 US 7651944 US Methods of making, positioning and 5-Aug-08 26-Jan-10 US 10/405992 US 6962823 US orienting nanostructures, 1-Apr-03 8-Nov-05 US 11/142563 US 7151209 US nanostructure arrays and 31-May-05 19-Dec-06 US11/000557 US 7164209 US nanostructure devices 1-Dec-04 16-Jan-07 US11/602784 US 7422980 US 21-Nov-06 9-Sep-08 US 11/342087 US 7228050 US 26-Jan-06 5-Jun-07 US 12/554232 US 8041171 US 4-Sep-09 18-Oct-11 Nanocomposites US 10/656916 US 7068898 US 4-Sep-03 27-Jun-06 US 12/212014 US 7603003 US 17-Sep-08 13-Oct-09 EP 20030749453 EP 1537445 DE 4-Sep-03 1-Aug-12 CN 2003824336 CN 100584921C CN Nanocomposites 4-Sep-03 27-Jan-10 CN 2003824102 CN 100466297C CN 4-Sep-03 4-Mar-09 US 11/681058 US 7932511 US 30-Sep-02 1-Mar-07 US 10/674060 US 7067867 US 30-Sep-02 30-Sep-03 US 11/760382 US 7851841 US 30-Sep-02 8-Jun-07 US 11/106340 US 7135728 US 30-Sep-02 13-Apr-05 US 11/004380 US 7064372 US 30-Sep-02 3-Dec-04 Large-area nanoenabled macro US 11/490637 US 7233041 US 30-Sep-02 21-Jul-06 electronic substrate, and use therefor US 11/602783 US 7427328 US 30-Sep-02 21-Nov-06 US 11/405864 US 7262501 US 30-Sep-02 18-Apr-06 US 13/218286 US 8293624 US 30-Sep-02 25-Aug-11 US 12/940789 US 8030186 US 30-Sep-02 5-Nov-10 US 14/734898 US 30-Sep-02 9-Jun-15 JP 20050500333 JP 5336031B2 JP 30-Sep-03 6-Nov-13 JP 2014184819 JP 6047533B2 JP 11-Sep-14 21-Dec-16 CA 20032499965 CA 2499965C CA 30-Sep-03 19-Mar-13 KR 20057005436 KR 101191632B1 KR Large-area nanoenabled macro 30-Sep-03 17-Oct-12 EP 20030776200 EP 1547139A4 EP electronic substrate, and use therefor 30-Sep-03 TW 20030127075 TWI309845 TW 30-Sep-03 11-May-09 CN 2003825485 CN 1745468B CN 30-Sep-03 1-Sep-10 AU 20030283973 AU 2003283973B2 AU 30-Sep-03 30-Oct-08 Notable Inventor: Yimin Zhu, PhD Dr. Zhu has extensive experience in battery, fuel cell and their hybrid system development, as well as the development and production of nanomaterials for these platforms. Since 2007, Dr. Zhu has been instrumental in the development, production, commercialization of SiNANOde battery and fuel cell technologies first at Nanosys, and later at OneD Material, where he is now Chief Technology Officer, leading the R&D team at OneD and the collaboration with the R&D and Manufacturing teams at OneD s JV partner. Dr. Zhu has authored over 60 peer-reviewed papers and presented in various conferences. Dr. Zhu holds more than 36 energy storage worldwide-patents & applications and has dedicated himself to R&D and commercialization of energy storage nanomaterials and devices since 1998, first at Yamanashi University (NEDO Researcher Zero Emission EVs) and then in 2001 at Los Alamos National Laboratory (Scientist Catalyst and Fuel Cells). Exemplary method claim, JP 362 (translation) 1. A method for producing nanostructures, the method comprising: providing a porous substrate having catalyst particles disposed thereon, which catalyst particles comprise copper, a copper compound, and/or a copper alloy; growing the nanostructures from the catalyst particles wherein the nanostructures comprise a monocrystalline core and a shell layer, wherein the shell layer comprises amorphous silicon, polycrystalline silicon, or a combination thereof. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the nanostructures comprise nanowires. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the nanostructures comprise silicon. Page 3 of 8
US 11/226187 US 7083104 US Applications of nano-enabled large area 14-Sep-05 3-Aug-06 US 10/674071 US 7051945 US macroelectronic substrates incorporating 30-Sep-03 30-May-06 US 11/647584 US 7619562 US nanowires and nanowire composites 29-Dec-06 17-Nov-09 TW 20030127018 TW I319201 TW Applications of nano-enabled large 30-Sep-2003 1-Jan-10 US 10/833944 US 7985475 US Super-hydrophobic surfaces, methods of their construction and uses therefor 27-Apr-04 26-Jul-11 JP 20060532490 JP 4871726 JP Super-hydrophobic surfaces, methods of 27-Apr-04 8-Feb-12 AU 20040256392 AU 2004256392 AU their construction and uses therefor 27-Apr-04 20-Jan-05 US11/225951 US 7468315 US System and process for producing 14-Sep-05 23-Dec-08 US12/274904 US 7795125 US nanowire composites and electronic 20-Nov-08 14-Sep-10 US10/910800 US 7091120 US substrates therefrom 4-Aug-04 23-Dec-08 CN2004828982 CN 1863954B CN System and process for producing 4-Aug-04 31-Jul-13 KR 20067002377 KR 101132076B1 KR nanowire composites and electronic substrates therefrom 4-Aug-04 2-Apr-12 US 10/673669 US 7102605 US Integrated displays using nanowire 30-Sep-03 5-Sep-06 US 11/490630 US 7701428 US transistors 21-Jul-06 20-Apr-10 KR 20057005419 KR 101043578 KR Integrated displays using nanowire 30-Sep-03 23-Jun-11 JP 20050500327 JP 4669784 JP transistors 30-Sep-03 13-Apr-11 US 11/075361 US 7057881 US 8-Mar-05 6-Jun-06 US 11/330557 US 7116546 US 12-Jan-06 3-Oct-06 US 11/507267 US 7295419 US Nanofiber surface based capacitors 21-Aug-06 13-Nov-07 US 11/840414 US 7466533 US 17-Aug-07 16-Dec-08 US 12/970774 US RE43868 US 16-Dec-10 25-Dec-12 US 12/236209 US 7985454 US Systems and methods for nanowire growth and manufacturing 23-Sep-08 26-Jul-11 US 10/656911 US 7662313 US Oriented nanostructures and methods of preparing 4-Sep-03 16-Feb-10 US 11/226027 US 7754524 US 14-Sep-05 13-Jul-10 Methods, devices and compositions for US 10/673092 US 7067328 US 25-Sep-03 27-Jun-06 depositing and orienting nanostructures US 11/507631 US 7829351 US 21-Aug-06 11-Sep-10 KR 20067008013 KR 101126899 KR 15-Sep-04 19-Mar-12 Methods, devices and compositions for JP 20060528061 JP 4927542 JP 15-Sep-04 5-Sep-12 depositing and orienting nanostructures TW 20040128549 TWI 375730 TW 21-Sep-04 11-Jan-12 Exemplary composition claim, JP 362 (translation) 1. A composition comprising a porous substrate and a population of silicon nanowires attached thereto, wherein one end of a member nanowire is attached to the substrate and the other end of the member nanowire comprises copper, a copper compound, and/or a copper alloy, wherein the nanowires comprise a monocrystalline core and a shell layer, wherein the shell layer comprises amorphous silicon, polycrystalline silicon, or a combination thereof. Exemplary method claim, JP 834 (translation) 1. A method for producing nanowires, the method comprising: providing a porous substrate having catalyst nanoparticles disposed thereon, wherein the porous substrate comprises a population of particles comprising at least one of graphite particles, graphene particles, silica particles, carbon fibers, carbon nanostructures, carbon nanotubes, or carbon black, and wherein the catalyst nanoparticles comprise copper, a copper compound and/or a copper alloy; loading the porous substrate into a reaction vessel wherein the population of particles with the catalyst nanoparticles disposed thereon form a packed bed in the reaction vessel, and growing nanowires on the porous substrate in the reaction vessel from the catalyst nanoparticles via a Vapor-Solid-Solid (VSS) synthesis technique, wherein the nanowires comprise silicon, germanium, or a combination thereof and the nanowires have an average diameter between 10 nm and 100 nm. Page 4 of 8
US 11/839778 US 7767102 US 16-Aug-07 3-Aug-10 Systems and methods for harvesting and US 11/117702 US 7344961 US 29-Apr-05 18-Mar-08 integrating nanowires US 11/117707 US 7339184 US 29-Apr-05 4-Mar-08 US 10/941746 US 8025960 US Porous substrates, articles, systems and 15-Sep-04 27-Sep-11 US 11/331445 US 7553371 US compositions comprising nanofibers and 11-Jan-06 30-Jun-09 US 14/506591 US 20150140333 US methods of their use and production 3-Oct-14 21-May-15 JP 20120107611 JP 5604620 JP Articles comprising a substrate and a 9-May-12 8-Oct-14 JP 20090526640 JP 5081916 JP silicon nanofibers 22-Aug-07 28-Nov-12 US 11/117703 US 7105428 US 29-Apr-05 12-Sep-06 Systems and methods for nanowire US 11/490636 US 7273732 US 21-Jul-06 25-Sep-07 growth and harvesting US 11/839335 US 7666791 US 15-Aug-07 23-Feb-10 CN 2005821904 CN 101010780 CN Systems and methods for nanowire 29-Apr-05 25-Jul-12 CN 20111192086 CN 102351169 CN growth and harvesting 29-Apr-05 27-Nov-13 US12/234104 US 7977007 US 19-Sep-08 12-Jul-11 US11/295133 US 7179561 US 6-Dec-05 20-Feb-07 Nanowire-based membrane electrode US11/642241 US 7977013 US 20-Dec-06 12-Jul-11 assemblies for fuel cells US13/551230 US 8440369 US 17-Jul-12 14-May-13 US13/149527 US 8357475 US 31-May-11 22-Jan-13 EP 20050853082 EP 1829141 GB, DE 6-Dec-05 29-May-13 EP 20110193293 EP 2432058 GB, DE 6-Dec-05 17-Jul-13 CN 2005842287 CN 101107737 CN 6-Dec-05 21-Mar-12 Nanowire-based membrane electrode CN 20091207967 CN 101707256 CN 6-Dec-05 6-Nov-13 assemblies for fuel cells KR 20077015612 KR 101405353 KR 6-Dec-05 11-Jun-14 JP 20070545554 JP 5277451 JP 6-Dec-05 28-Aug-13 AU 20050314211 AU 2005314211 AU 6-Dec-05 US 11/291484 US 7560366 US Nanowire horizontal growth and substrate removal 1-Dec-05 14-Jul-09 US 11/399307 US 7745498 US Nanowire dispersion compositions and uses thereof 6-Apr-06 29-Jun-10 EP 20060749643 EP 1871162 DE Nanowire dispersion compositions and uses 6-Apr-06 12-Mar-14 JP 20140172027 JP 2015037831 JP thereof 26-Aug-14 Notable Inventor: Chunming Niu, PhD Dr. Niu is Professor & Director, Center of Nanomaterials for Renewable Energy at Xian Jiaotong University. He was the Director of Chemistry at Nanosys from 2001 to 2007. Before joining Nanosys, Dr. Niu worked on nanomaterial synthesis and characterization for almost ten years at Hyperion Catalysis, and was responsible for the development of several new nanomaterials and applications, including new catalysts for nanotube growth, ceramic nanofibrils/nanowhiskers, nanotube ceramic/polymer composites and a novel carbon nanotube-based electrode for high power supercapacitors. Dr. Niu spent his postdoctoral fellowship in the laboratory of Professor Charles Lieber at Harvard University. He received his PhD Degree in Solid-State Chemistry from Brown University and his M.S. Degree in Chemistry from Nanjing University. Dr. Niu has co-authored over 30 publications and 20 patents. Exemplary composition claim, US 369 1. A composition comprising: a plurality of nanowires attached directly to a support structure comprising, carbon or a carbon composition, the nanowires comprising crystalline silicon, polycrystalline silicon, amorphous silicon, or a mixture thereof; and an electrolyte 23. An article, comprising: an anode; a cathode; an electrolyte, and wherein the anode comprises a substrate and a plurality of nanowires attached directly to the substrate, the substrate comprises graphite, carbon or a carbon composition, and the nanowires comprise crystalline silicon, polycrystalline silicon, amorphous silicon, or a mixture thereof. Page 5 of 8
US 11/601842 US 7939218 US Nanowire structures comprising 20-Nov-06 10-May-11 US 11/808760 US 7842432 US carbon 12-Jun-07 30-Nov-10 US 12/391057 US 8278011 US 23-Feb-09 2-Oct-12 US 14/505182 US RE45703 US Nanostructured catalyst supports 2-Oct-14 29-Sep-15 US 14/868273 US RE46921 US 28-Sep-15 26-Jun-18 EP 20060838053 EP 1952467 DE, FR, GB, IE 20-Nov-06 12-Oct-11 CN 2006843546 CN 101563801 CN 20-Nov-06 27-Mar-13 KR 20087015163 KR 101390619 KR 20-Nov-06 30-Apr-14 Nanowire structures comprising CA 20062624776 CA 2624776 CA 20-Nov-06 12-May-15 carbon JP 20080541404 JP 5474352 JP 20-Nov-06 16-Apr-14 TW 20060143081 TWI 436942 TW 21-Nov-06 11-May-14 AU 20110211404 AU 2011211404 AU 12-Aug-11 US 11/979949 US 7968474 US Methods for nanowire alignment and 9-Nov-07 28-Jun-11 US 13/113680 US 8252164 US deposition 23-May-11 28-Aug-12 JP 20090533413 JP 5009993 JP Methods for nanowire alignment and 9-Nov-07 29-Aug-12 TW 20070142497 TWI 463713 TW deposition 9-Nov-07 12-Jan-14 US 11/935884 US 7776760 US Systems and methods for nanowire growth 6-Nov-07 17-Aug-10 EP 20070839972 EP 2082419 EP 6-Nov-07 Systems and methods for nanowire growth CN 2007849370 CN 101573778 CN 6-Nov-07 2-Jan-13 Systems and methods for harvesting and US 11/643025 US 7741197 US 20-Dec-06 22-Jun-10 reducing contamination in nanowires US 11/641939 US 7951422 US Methods for oriented growth of nanowires 20-Dec-06 31-May-11 US 11/641946 US 7785922 US on patterned substrates 20-Dec-06 31-Aug-10 EP 20060851310 EP 1966847 DE 20-Dec-06 4-Mar-15 KR 20087018738 KR 101287350 KR Methods for oriented growth of nanowires 20-Dec-06 23-Jul-13 CN 2006845385 CN 101331590 CN on patterned substrates 20-Dec-06 20-Apr-11 AU 20060343556 AU 2006343556 AU 20-Dec-06 Exemplary composite claim, EP 362 1. An electrode catalyst support composite suitable for use in a membrane electrode assembly comprising: A plurality of nanowires grown on a substrate surface, the nanowires comprising silicon; and a polymer electrolyte 2. The composite of claim 1, wherein the substrate surface comprises graphite or carbon. Exemplary electrochemical cell claim, US 921 16. An electrochemical cell comprising: A plurality of nanowires grown on and attached directly to a support structure comprising graphite, carbon, or a carbon composite, wherein the nanowires comprise silicon, and the nanowires are cross-linked by graphene sheets. 18. The electrochemical cell of claim 16, wherein the electrochemical cell is a battery. Selective processing of semiconductor US 11/936590 US 7786024 US 7-Nov-07 31-Aug-10 nanowires by polarized visible radiation Page 6 of 8
Method and system for printing aligned US 12/114446 US 7892610 US 2-May-08 22-Feb-11 nanowires and other electrical devices KR 20097025545 KR 101502870 DE 5-May-08 17-Mar-15 Methods for oriented growth of nanowires JP 20100507581 JP 5606905 KR 5-May-08 15-Oct-14 on patterned substrates TW 20080116662 TWI 359784 CN 6-May-08 Methods for formation of substrate 9-Dec-08 US 12/331150 US 8999851 US elements JP 20100537943 JP 5496105 JP 9-Dec-08 Methods for formation of substrate TW 20080148251 TW 200949942 TW 11-Dec-08 elements KR 20107015621 KR 20110074724 9-Dec-08 7-Apr-15 21-May-14 JP 20110533334 JP 5484477 JP Membrane electrode assembly having a surface layer 22-Oct-09 7-May-14 US 13/124800 US 9006133 US Electrochemical catalysts for fuel cells 22-Oct-09 14-Apr-15 JP 20110533335 JP 5497049 JP Electrochemical catalysts for fuel cells 22-Oct-09 21-May-14 US 12/772862 US 9040208 US JP 20100105661 JP 5686988 EP Catalyst layer used for the fuel cell membrane electrode assembly, membrane electrode assembly for a fuel cell using the same, fuel cell, and a method of manufacturing the same Catalyst layer used for the fuel cell membrane electrode assembly, membrane electrode assembly for a fuel cell using the same, fuel cell, and a method of manufacturing the same 3-May-10 30-Apr-10 26-May-15 18-Mar-15 US 12/824485 US 8623288 US Apparatus and methods for high density nanowire growth 28-Jun-10 1-Jul-14 US 12/783243 US 20100297502 US Nanostructured materials for battery applications 19-May-10 JP 2012511997 JP 5882200 JP 19-May-10 JP 201817171 JP 2-Feb-18 KR 20117030289 KR 20120027369 KR Nanostructured materials for battery applications 19-May-10 CN 2010821697 CN 102428763 CN 19-May-10 EP 20100778339 EP 2433475 EP 19-May-10 9-Mar-16 Exemplary claim JP 200 (translation) 1. An additive which is added to a slurry at the time of manufacture of a battery electrode [the additive] comprising a plurality of Si based nanowires grown on a carbon based substrate and each Si based nanowire having a shell containing carbon covalently bonded to the Si based nanowire. 3. The additive according to claim 1, wherein the carbonbases substrate is carbon black, graphite, graphene, graphene powder, or graphite foil. Exemplary method claim US 699 1. A method of forming a lithium-ion battery (LIB) component, comprising: providing at least one substrate structure; and electrochemically depositing a plurality of nanostructures directly onto one or more surfaces of the at least one substrate structure, wherein the nanostructures are formed via electrochemical deposition without a growth template, and the nanostructures are comprised of crystalline Si and are substantially free of amorphous Si or polycrystalline Si upon formation. Page 7 of 8
US 14/234565 US 20150086871 US Nanostructured battery active materials and methods of producing same 24-Jul-12 Pending JP 2014522942 JP 6142362 JP 24-Jul-12 7-Jun-17 JP 2017078418 JP 6345834 JP 10-Aug-17 30-Jun-18 Nanostructured battery active materials and KR 20147004916 KR 20140068033 JP 24-Jul-12 30-Aug-18 methods of producing same EP 20120817748 EP 2736837 JP 24-Jul-12 Pending CN 2012841299 CN 103764544 JP 24-Jul-12 Pending US 14/349922 US 9812699 US Silicon nanostructure active materials for lithium 2-Oct-12 7-Nov-17 US 15/805037 US 20180062153 US ion batteries and processes, compositions, components and devices related thereto 6-Nov-17 1-Mar-18 JP 20140534634 JP 2014531733 JP Silicon nanostructure active materials for lithium 2-Oct-12 Pending EP 20120837889 EP 2764565 EP ion batteries and processes, compositions, 2-Oct-12 Pending KR 20147012081 KR 20140099864 KR components and devices related thereto 2-Oct-12 Pending Exemplary electrode cell claim, US 703 1. A catalyst support for a membrane electrode assembly of a power source comprising one or more SiC nanostructures, wherein the SiC nanostructures have at least one metal catalyst disposed thereon, wherein the SiC nanostructures comprise SiC nanopowder, wherein the SiC nanopowder is cross-linked by graphene sheets. 17. The catalyst support of claim 1, wherein the power source is a battery. US 15/121215 US 20170012325 US Anode, cell, and method of stabilizing an anode for use in a lithium ion electrochemical cell 24-Aug-16 21-Jan-17 US15/650775 US20180019467 US Manufacturing Apparatus and Method for Making 14-Jul-17 Silicon Nanowires on Carbon Based Powders for US15/650797 US20180019468 US Use as Anodes in the Battery Industry 14-Jul-17 Page 8 of 8