公开(公告)号：US11712849B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-01

申请号：US16921638

申请日：2020-07-06

Applicant: Nissan North America, Inc.

Inventor： Nanzhu Zhao ,  Jinwei Cao ,  Nilesh Dale ,  Sandeep Patil ,  Cenk Gumeci ,  Mohammed Hussain Abdul Jabbar

IPC: B29C64/245 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B29C64/135 ,  B29C64/264 ,  B29C64/255 ,  B33Y40/00 ,  B33Y10/00

CPC classification number: B29C64/245 ,  B29C64/135 ,  B29C64/255 ,  B29C64/264 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y40/00

Abstract: A method of operating a 3-D printer apparatus includes a tank structure with a bottom wall with a printing area defined above and spaced apart from the bottom wall. A gas permeable liquid within the tank overlays the bottom wall of the tank structure defining a first mobile layer below the printing area. An inhibition liquid within the tank overlays the gas permeable liquid defining a second mobile layer below the printing area. A polymerizable resin overlays the inhibition liquid and flows into the printing area. Positioning of an object carrier controlled such that a lower surface of the object carrier is initially located within the polymerizable resin and within the printing area. Operation of a resin curing device beneath the bottom wall provides light to the printing area polymerizing predetermined portions of the polymerizable resin forming an object attached to the lower surface of the object carrier.

公开(公告)号：US20180261852A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-13

申请号：US15452177

申请日：2017-03-07

Applicant: Nissan North America, Inc.

Inventor： Cenk Gumeci ,  Amod Kumar ,  Nilesh Dale

IPC: H01M4/86 ,  H01M4/88 ,  H01M4/92

CPC classification number: H01M4/8663 ,  H01M4/8828 ,  H01M4/92 ,  H01M8/1004

Abstract: A membrane electrode assembly includes a membrane, a gas diffusion layer and a catalyst layer between the membrane and the gas diffusion layer. The catalyst layer comprises catalyst comprising active catalyst particles supported on support particles, a proton conducting ionomer and a phospholipid containing soluble oxygen. One method of preparation includes preparing a catalyst solution comprising a solvent and catalyst, adding proton conducting ionomer to the catalyst solution to form a catalyst ink, saturating a solution of solvent and a phospholipid with oxygen and mixing the saturated phospholipid with the catalyst ink.

公开(公告)号：US10033046B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-24

申请号：US15339495

申请日：2016-10-31

Applicant: Nissan North America, Inc.

Inventor： Cenk Gumeci ,  Dianne Atienza

IPC: H01M4/13 ,  H01M4/66 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M4/36 ,  H01M4/38 ,  H01M4/139 ,  H01M4/04 ,  H01M4/02

Abstract: Cathodes for lithium-sulfur batteries inhibit the parasitic polysulfide shuttle effect. The cathodes contain an active material support having a transition metal-containing nitrogen doped carbon developed to host the sulfur and suppress the diffusion of polysulfides into the electrolyte by retaining them in the high surface area nanostructured pores of the carbon while the transition metals serve as anchors for the soluble species due to the transition metals' affinity for sulfur. The cathodes 12 are gram scalable and have high surface area and high conductivity. The cathode active material support includes a nitrogen-containing polymer structure doped with a sulfide precursor of one or more transition metals selected from the group containing Fe, V, Mo, W, Co, Ni, Cu and Zn.

公开(公告)号：US20230170159A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-01

申请号：US17539045

申请日：2021-11-30

Applicant: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： Cenk Gumeci ,  Sandeep Patil

IPC: H01G11/56 ,  H01M50/502 ,  H01G11/06 ,  H01G11/32 ,  H01G11/46

CPC classification number: H01G11/56 ,  H01M50/502 ,  H01G11/06 ,  H01G11/32 ,  H01G11/46

Abstract: An energy bank is provided that includes a plurality of integrated energy storage devices comprising a plurality of supercapacitors, a plurality of batteries and a plurality of metal shells. Each of the integrated energy storage devices comprises a supercapacitor, a battery surrounding the supercapacitor and a metal shell surrounding the battery. The battery forms a shell around an exterior surface of the supercapacitor. The battery includes a first anode, a first cathode, and an electrolyte disposed between the first anode and the first cathode. The supercapacitor includes a second anode, a second cathode, and a separator disposed between the second anode and the second cathode.

公开(公告)号：US10411267B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-10

申请号：US15823434

申请日：2017-11-27

Applicant: Nissan North America, Inc.

Inventor： Cenk Gumeci ,  David Thompson

IPC: H01M8/10 ,  H01M4/90 ,  H01M8/00 ,  H01M4/88 ,  C01G55/00 ,  C01F17/00 ,  C01G25/02

Abstract: A solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) includes a cathode having a yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) structure. The YSZ structure is in contact with a solid electrolyte layer. A lanthanum strontium manganite (LSM) structure is deposited on the YSZ structure to form a composite cathode. The cathode includes a catalyst layer. The catalyst layer is a mesoporous nanoionic catalyst material integrated with the YSZ and LSM structures. Alternatively, or in addition to, the mesoporous nanoionic catalyst material may be coated onto the YSZ and LSM structures or embedded into the YSZ and LSM structures. The mesoporous nanoionic catalyst material may form an interconnected fibrous network.

公开(公告)号：US10381652B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-13

申请号：US15452177

申请日：2017-03-07

Applicant: Nissan North America, Inc.

Inventor： Cenk Gumeci ,  Amod Kumar ,  Nilesh Dale

IPC: H01M4/86 ,  H01M4/88 ,  H01M8/1004 ,  H01M4/92

Abstract: A membrane electrode assembly includes a membrane, a gas diffusion layer and a catalyst layer between the membrane and the gas diffusion layer. The catalyst layer comprises catalyst comprising active catalyst particles supported on support particles, a proton conducting ionomer and a phospholipid containing soluble oxygen. One method of preparation includes preparing a catalyst solution comprising a solvent and catalyst, adding proton conducting ionomer to the catalyst solution to form a catalyst ink, saturating a solution of solvent and a phospholipid with oxygen and mixing the saturated phospholipid with the catalyst ink.

公开(公告)号：US20180219230A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-02

申请号：US15420935

申请日：2017-01-31

Applicant: Nissan North America, Inc.

Inventor： Nilesh Dale ,  Cenk Gumeci

IPC: H01M4/92 ,  H01M8/1004 ,  H01M4/88

CPC classification number: H01M4/926 ,  H01M4/881 ,  H01M4/8825 ,  H01M8/1004 ,  Y02P70/56 ,  Y02T90/32

Abstract: Methods of preparing a cathode for a fuel cell include growing nanotubes on a substrate, the nanotubes of a material that is electron conductive; aligning the nanotubes such that the nanotubes extend from the substrate with a free distal end opposite the substrate; and depositing an active catalyst particle on the free distal end of each of the nanotubes. A membrane electrode assembly includes a cathode comprising a layer of electron conducting nanotubes extending from the electrode membrane and aligned such that a free distal end of each electron conducting nanotube is closer to the gas diffusion layer than the electrode membrane; an active catalyst particle attached to the free distal end of each electron conducting nanotube, wherein a diameter of the active catalyst particle is greater than a diameter of a respective electron conducting nanotube; and ionomer between each active catalyst particle and the gas diffusion layer.