Melanins as active components in energy storage materials
US9928968B2 · kind B2 · utility
3Cited by
1References
20Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 14, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/13
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one aspect, an energy storage device comprises one or more organic electrodes comprising one or more melanin-based energy storage materials and cations, with the one or more melanin-based energy storage materials reversibly binding the cations while the biocompatible energy storage device is in an inactive state, and the one or more melanin-based energy storage materials releasing the cations to provide energy while the energy storage device is in an active state.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.