Ascend Elements, Inc. Patent Application Trends in 2025

Ascend Elements, Inc. patent applications in 2025

Top 10 Technology Areas

• H01M10/54 (PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY)
  • Count: 5 patents
  • Example: 20250070290. IMPURITY CONTROL IN LITHIUM-ION BATTERY RECYCLING (Ascend Elements, Inc.)
• H01M4/505 (PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY)
  • Count: 3 patents
  • Example: 20250070291. IMPURITY MANAGEMENT FOR RECYCLED CATHODE MATERIAL (Ascend Elements, Inc.)
• H01M4/525 (PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY)
  • Count: 3 patents
  • Example: 20250070291. IMPURITY MANAGEMENT FOR RECYCLED CATHODE MATERIAL (Ascend Elements, Inc.)
• C22B7/007 (Working up raw materials other than ores, e.g. scrap, to produce non-ferrous metals and compounds thereof; {Methods of a general interest or applied to the winning of more than two metals (briquetting of scrap)
  • Count: 2 patents
  • Example: 20250070290. IMPURITY CONTROL IN LITHIUM-ION BATTERY RECYCLING (Ascend Elements, Inc.)
• C22B23/043 (PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS (electrolytic)
  • Count: 2 patents
  • Example: 20250070290. IMPURITY CONTROL IN LITHIUM-ION BATTERY RECYCLING (Ascend Elements, Inc.)
• C01P2006/40 (INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO STRUCTURAL AND PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF SOLID INORGANIC COMPOUNDS)
  • Count: 2 patents
  • Example: 20250070291. IMPURITY MANAGEMENT FOR RECYCLED CATHODE MATERIAL (Ascend Elements, Inc.)
• H01M2004/028 (PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY)
  • Count: 2 patents
  • Example: 20250070291. IMPURITY MANAGEMENT FOR RECYCLED CATHODE MATERIAL (Ascend Elements, Inc.)
• C30B29/22 (SINGLE-CRYSTAL GROWTH (by using ultra-high pressure, e.g. for the formation of diamonds,)
  • Count: 2 patents
  • Example: 20250062341. SINGLE CRYSTAL DOPED CATHODE MATERIALS FROM RECYCLED LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES (Ascend Elements, Inc.)
• H01M2004/021 (PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY)
  • Count: 2 patents
  • Example: 20250062341. SINGLE CRYSTAL DOPED CATHODE MATERIALS FROM RECYCLED LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES (Ascend Elements, Inc.)
• C22B1/02 (PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS (electrolytic)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20250070290. IMPURITY CONTROL IN LITHIUM-ION BATTERY RECYCLING (Ascend Elements, Inc.)

Emerging Technology Areas

• C22B47/00 (Obtaining manganese)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20250051877. CURING PROCESS FOR SURFACE DEFECTS OF CATHODE MATERIAL (Ascend Elements, Inc.)
• C22B26/12 (PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS (electrolytic)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20250051877. CURING PROCESS FOR SURFACE DEFECTS OF CATHODE MATERIAL (Ascend Elements, Inc.)
• C22B3/08 (PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS (electrolytic)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20250051877. CURING PROCESS FOR SURFACE DEFECTS OF CATHODE MATERIAL (Ascend Elements, Inc.)
• C01P2006/11 (Powder tap density)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20250062341. SINGLE CRYSTAL DOPED CATHODE MATERIALS FROM RECYCLED LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES (Ascend Elements, Inc.)
• C01P2004/61 (INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO STRUCTURAL AND PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF SOLID INORGANIC COMPOUNDS)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20250062341. SINGLE CRYSTAL DOPED CATHODE MATERIALS FROM RECYCLED LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES (Ascend Elements, Inc.)
• C01P2004/03 (obtained by SEM)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20250062341. SINGLE CRYSTAL DOPED CATHODE MATERIALS FROM RECYCLED LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES (Ascend Elements, Inc.)
• C01P2002/52 (containing elements as dopants)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20250062341. SINGLE CRYSTAL DOPED CATHODE MATERIALS FROM RECYCLED LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES (Ascend Elements, Inc.)
• B09B2101/16 (DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20250062341. SINGLE CRYSTAL DOPED CATHODE MATERIALS FROM RECYCLED LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES (Ascend Elements, Inc.)
• C01G53/50 ({of the type [MnO2]n- , e.g. Li(NixMn1-x)O2, Li(MyNixMn1-x-y)O2})
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20250062341. SINGLE CRYSTAL DOPED CATHODE MATERIALS FROM RECYCLED LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES (Ascend Elements, Inc.)
• B09B3/80 (involving an extraction step)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20250062341. SINGLE CRYSTAL DOPED CATHODE MATERIALS FROM RECYCLED LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES (Ascend Elements, Inc.)

Top Inventors

• Eric Gratz of Westborough MA (US) (6 patents)
• Kee-Chan Kim of Westborough MA (US) (3 patents)
• Yadong Liu of Westborough MA (US) (3 patents)
• Dhiren Mistry of Westborough MA (US) (3 patents)
• Martha Monzon of Westborough MA (US) (3 patents)
• Haixia Deng of Westborough MA (US) (2 patents)
• Anil Parmar of Westborough MA (US) (2 patents)
• Amir Nazari of Westborough MA (US) (1 patent)
• Bebel Villar of Westborough MA (US) (1 patent)
• Bohang Song of Westborough MA (US) (1 patent)

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