Patents
US 11525077 B2: Geopolymer concretes for energy storage applications
- Granted
- 2022-12-13
- Filed
- 2019-07-22 application 16517802
- Type
- Utility · 30 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A geopolymer thermal energy storage (TES) concrete product comprising at least one binder; at least one alkali activator; at least one fine aggregate with high thermal conductivity and heat capacity; and at least one coarse aggregate with high thermal conductivity and heat capacity.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg221213.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Catholic University of America 38 patents | US company or organization | Washington, DC | The Catholic University of America College or university EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA Nonprofit FUZZY medium confidence: same name (governing-board words and legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weiliang Gong | Rockville, MD | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Hui Xu | Rockville, MD | 264 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Werner Lutze | Chevy Chase Section Five, MD | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Ian L. Pegg | Alexandria, VA | 16 | Person page FUZZY high confidence | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| C09K | Materials for miscellaneous applications, not provided for elsewhere | C09K5/14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C04B | Lime, magnesia; slag; cements; compositions thereof, e.g. mortars, concrete or like building materials; artificial stone ; ceramics ; refractories; treatment of natural stone | C04B12/005 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02P | Climate change mitigation technologies in the production or processing of goods | Y02P40/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02W | Climate change mitigation technologies related to wastewater treatment or waste management | Y02W30/91 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-06 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GONG, WEILIANG signed 2019-08-02 PEGG, IAN L. signed 2019-08-02 LUTZE, WERNER signed 2019-08-05 XU, HUI signed 2019-08-05 | THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA WASHINGTON, DC | 49967/603 | 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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