Flow batteries replace the solid electrodes of conventional batteries with liquid solutions of redox atoms and molecules, enabling large storage capacity for grid-scale applications and long lifetime without the strain of repeated expansion and contraction of solid electrodes during charging and discharging. The materials in today’s flow batteries are relatively simple and lack the flexibility to meet multiple performance metrics simultaneously, such as high energy density, smart responsive behavior and low cost. JCESR’s flow battery technology portfolio directly addresses these challenges and now features more than 15 granted US patents spanning several technology sub-categories, including both aqueous and non-aqueous flow battery chemistries.

Granted Patents:

US Patent #	Title (URL)	Institution(s)	Inst. Identifier
11,056,705	Organic anolyte materials for flow batteries	University of Michigan	Michigan-6668
10,992,003	Air-breathing aqueous sulfur rechargeable batteries	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	MIT-18312
10,840,531	Two-electron redox active molecules with high capacity and energy density for energy storage applications	Argonne National Laboratory	ANL-IN-14-078
10,727,488	Redox mediators for metal-sulfur batteries	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology	LBNL-2014-148/ MIT-17320
10,553,890	Aqueous redox flow batteries	Argonne National Laboratory	ANL-IN-15-065
10,535,891	Two-electron redox catholyte for redox flow batteries	Argonne National Laboratory	ANL-IN-16-169
10,424,805	Benzothiophene-based redox molecules for flow battery	Argonne National Laboratory	ANL-IN-16-156
10,374,239	Aqueous pyridinium cation-based redox flow batteries	Argonne National Laboratory	ANL-IN-15-137
10,239,978	Redox active colloidal particles for flow batteries	University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign	UIUC-2016-063
10,230,124	Gravity induced flow cell	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	MIT-16747
10,026,984	Multi-electron redox active molecules for energy storage applications	Argonne National Laboratory	ANL-IN-14-021
9,991,542	Two-electron high potential and high capacity redox active molecules for energy storage applications	Argonne National Laboratory	ANL-IN-14-062
9,982,068	Redox active polymers and colloidal particles for flow batteries	University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign	TF14038
9,966,625 & 10,424,806	Organic non-aqueous cation-based redox flow batteries	Argonne National Laboratory	ANL-IN-14-044
9,954,229	Electrolyte for stable cycling of high-energy lithium sulfur redox flow batteries	Pacific Northwest National Laboratory	PNNL-30647
9,947,481	Lubricant-impregnated surfaces for electrochemical applications, and devices and systems using same	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	MIT-16233, 16646, 17190
9,583,779	Metal sulfide electrodes and energy storage devices thereof	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	MIT-16204