US 12,294,050 B2
Lithium ion conducting sulfide glass fabrication
Steven J. Visco, Berkeley, CA (US); Alexei Petrov, Walnut Creek, CA (US); Valentina Loginova, Walnut Creek, CA (US); Vitaliy Nimon, San Francisco, CA (US); Yevgeniy S. Nimon, Danville, CA (US); and Bruce D. Katz, Moraga, CA (US)
Assigned to PolyPlus Battery Company, Berkeley, CA (US)
Filed by PolyPlus Battery Company, Berkeley, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 16, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/249,864.
Application 17/249,864 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/721,787, filed on Dec. 19, 2019, granted, now 11,984,553.
Application 16/721,787 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/556,736, filed on Aug. 30, 2019, abandoned.
Application 16/556,736 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/509,385, filed on Jul. 11, 2019, granted, now 11,749,834.
Application 16/509,385 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/174,058, filed on Oct. 29, 2018, abandoned.
Application 16/174,058 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/726,302, filed on Oct. 5, 2017, abandoned.
Application 15/726,302 is a continuation of application No. 15/380,989, filed on Dec. 15, 2016, granted, now 10,601,071, issued on Mar. 24, 2020.
Application 16/174,058 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/954,812, filed on Nov. 30, 2015, granted, now 10,164,289, issued on Dec. 25, 2018.
Application 16/174,058 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/954,816, filed on Nov. 30, 2015, granted, now 10,147,968, issued on Dec. 4, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/018,309, filed on Apr. 30, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/992,101, filed on Mar. 19, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/782,623, filed on Dec. 20, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/752,227, filed on Oct. 29, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/344,349, filed on Jun. 1, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/342,155, filed on May 26, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/271,180, filed on Dec. 22, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/222,408, filed on Sep. 23, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/196,247, filed on Jul. 23, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/171,561, filed on Jun. 5, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/165,791, filed on May 22, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/149,250, filed on Apr. 17, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/146,809, filed on Apr. 13, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/126,319, filed on Feb. 27, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/111,048, filed on Feb. 2, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/086,641, filed on Dec. 2, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2021/0320328 A1, Oct. 14, 2021
Int. Cl. H01M 10/0562 (2010.01); G01N 21/31 (2006.01); G01N 21/896 (2006.01); H01M 4/04 (2006.01); H01M 4/134 (2010.01); H01M 4/1395 (2010.01); H01M 10/0525 (2010.01); H01M 10/0566 (2010.01); H01M 50/403 (2021.01); H01M 50/431 (2021.01); H01M 50/46 (2021.01)
CPC H01M 10/0562 (2013.01) [G01N 21/31 (2013.01); G01N 21/896 (2013.01); H01M 4/0407 (2013.01); H01M 4/134 (2013.01); H01M 4/1395 (2013.01); H01M 10/0525 (2013.01); H01M 50/403 (2021.01); H01M 50/431 (2021.01); H01M 50/46 (2021.01); G01N 2021/8967 (2013.01); H01M 10/0566 (2013.01); H01M 2300/0068 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of making lithium sulfide for use as a precursor material for making lithium ion conducting sulfide solid electrolyte materials, the method comprising the steps of:
i) providing a liquid lithium precursor; ii) providing a liquid sulfur precursor; and iii) combining the precursors in a dry inert atmosphere to reactively precipitate a lithium sulfide material for use as a precursor material for processing lithium ion conducting sulfide solid electrolyte material;
wherein one or both of the lithium and/or sulfur precursor is a liquid suspension of colloid composed of undissolved active species;
wherein the liquid sulfur precursor comprises a solid organic compound comprising reactive sulfur atoms;
wherein the solid organic compound is thiophene.