Patents
US 11462721 B2: Finely deposited lithium metal powder
- Granted
- 2022-10-04
- Filed
- 2019-05-28 application 16423843
- Type
- Utility · 1 claim
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method of finely depositing lithium metal powder or thin lithium foil onto a substrate while avoiding the use of a solvent. The method includes depositing lithium metal powder or thin lithium foil onto a carrier, contacting the carrier with a substrate having a higher affinity for the lithium metal powder as compared to the affinity of the carrier for the lithium metal powder, subjecting the substrate while in contact with the carrier to conditions sufficient to transfer the lithium metal powder or lithium foil deposited on the carrier to the substrate, and separating the carrier and substrate so as to maintain the lithium metal powder or lithium metal foil, deposited on the substrate.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg221004.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livent USA Corp. 8 patents | US company or organization | Philadelphia, PA | Livent Usa Corp. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marina Yakovleva | Gastonia, NC | 17 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Yuan Gao | Greenwood Village, CO | 251 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Yangxing Li | Belmont, NC | 12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kenneth Brian Fitch | Cherryville, NC | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H01M | Processes or means, e.g. batteries, for the direct conversion of chemical energy into electrical energy | H01M4/0416 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C23C | Coating metallic material; coating material with metallic material; surface treatment of metallic material by diffusion into the surface, by chemical conversion or substitution; coating by vacuum evaporation, by sputtering, by ion implantation or by chemical vapour deposition, in general | C23C10/30 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02E | Reduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution | Y02E60/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-30 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | RIO TINTO FINANCE PLC signed 2025-07-30 | LIVENT USA CORP. PHILADELPHIA, PA ARCADIUM LITHIUM INTERMEDIATE IRL LIMITED DUBLIN 4 | 71886/172 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2025-03-06 | Release of security interest Release of security interest in patent - reel/frame 047327/0058 and 050900/0939 | CITIBANK, N.A. signed 2025-03-06 | LIVENT USA CORP. PHILADELPHIA, PA | 70433/759 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2025-03-06 | Release of security interest Release of security interest in patent - reel/frame 061373/0148 | C ITIBANK, N.A. signed 2025-03-06 | LIVENT USA CORP. PHILADELPHIA, PA | 70433/732 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2025-01-30 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | LIVENT USA CORP. signed 2025-01-30 ARCADIUM LITHIUM INTERMEDIATE IRL LIMITED signed 2025-01-30 | RIO TINTO FINANCE PLC LONDON | 70061/312 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-09-02 | Security interest Security interest Notice of grant of security interest in patents | LIVENT USA CORP. signed 2022-09-01 | CITIBANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 61373/148 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-06-02 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GAO, YUAN signed 2010-12-23 FITCH, KENNETH BRIAN signed 2011-01-04 LI, YANGXING signed 2011-01-04 YAKOVLEVA, MARINA signed 2011-01-04 | LIVENT USA CORP. PHILADELPHIA, PA | 60256/210 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2022-01-25 | Name change Change of name | FMC LITHIUM USA CORP. signed 2021-11-15 | LIVENT USA CORP. PHILADELPHIA, PA | 58838/522 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-10-31 | Security interest Security interest Notice of grant of security interest in patents | FMC LITHIUM USA CORP. signed 2019-10-30 | CITIBANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 50900/939 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-05-28 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | FMC CORPORATION signed 2018-09-25 | FMC LITHIUM USA CORP. PHILADELPHIA, PA | 49295/318 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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