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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2022
Applicant:
Rivian Ip Holdings, Llc, Plymouth, MI (US);
Inventors:
Cary Michael Hayner, Naperville, IL (US);
Byoungchul You, Saratoga, CA (US);
Soo Kim, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 32/205 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 32/205 (2017.08); C01P 2006/12 (2013.01); C01P 2006/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a graphite material comprising a plurality of graphite crystals and an electrically-conductive material embedded between the plurality of graphite crystals, and methods of making thereof. Such graphite material can be prepared by integrating a graphite precursor material with a seed material, which can be selected from graphene, carbon nanotubes, silicon-containing material, or a combination thereof, to form a graphite precursor composite; and graphitizing the graphite precursor composite to form the graphite material.