H01M 4/0426
Sputtering
Official title: {Sputtering}
H01M4/0426 (Sputtering) appears on 315 US grants and 486 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01M- Granted patents
- 315
- Published applications
- 486
- Assignees
- 203
- Inventors
- 962
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 5 |
| 2002 | 8 | 15 |
| 2003 | 7 | 12 |
| 2004 | 11 | 16 |
| 2005 | 7 | 9 |
| 2006 | 8 | 14 |
| 2007 | 9 | 18 |
| 2008 | 4 | 13 |
| 2009 | 7 | 12 |
| 2010 | 6 | 8 |
| 2011 | 9 | 12 |
| 2012 | 7 | 19 |
| 2013 | 9 | 12 |
| 2014 | 23 | 34 |
| 2015 | 17 | 20 |
| 2016 | 12 | 24 |
| 2017 | 25 | 27 |
| 2018 | 17 | 11 |
| 2019 | 15 | 24 |
| 2020 | 19 | 31 |
| 2021 | 17 | 25 |
| 2022 | 13 | 24 |
| 2023 | 19 | 23 |
| 2024 | 18 | 34 |
| 2025 | 10 | 27 |
| 2026 | 8 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Coated cathode21 Jul 2026US 12,689,037 B2Imec Vzw
- Ultra-stable silicon anode by three-dimensional nanoarchitecture design23 Jun 2026US 12,665,188 B2The Johns Hopkins University
- Negative electrode sheet and preparation method therefor, secondary battery, and electric device21 Apr 2026US 12,609,320 B2Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
- Lithium ion battery with thin anode3 Mar 2026US 12,567,583 B2
- Method for forming an LiCoO2 film and device for carrying out same17 Feb 2026US 12,553,122 B2
- Composite current collector, electrode plate, secondary battery, and electric apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0302260 A1Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
- Laser Patterned Solid-State Batteries, And Methods of Making and Using the Same17 Sep 2026US 2026/0279917 A1Ensurge Micropower ASA
- Cathode coated with catalysts and hybrid electrolytes for high-energy density lithium sulfur (li-s) batteries10 Sep 2026US 2026/0269217 A1University of North Texas
- Carbon and metal dual buffer layer to suppress lithium dendrite growth in solid-state batteries13 Aug 2026US 2026/0237677 A1The Regents of the University of California
- Metallized film for secondary battery positive electrode and method for producing same2 Jul 2026US 2026/0188693 A1Toray Industries, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Lithium anodes for electrochemical cells319US 7,247,408 B2Sion Power Corporation · 2007
- Layered arrangements of lithium electrodes262US 6,413,285 B1PolyPlus Battery Company · 2002
- Free-standing and aligned carbon nanotubes and synthesis thereof254US 6,863,942 B2The Research Foundation of State University of New York · 2005
- Secondary battery243US 5,824,434 ACanon Kabushiki Kaisha · 1998
- Solid polymer electrolytes203US 6,645,675 B1Lithium Power Technologies, Inc. · 2003