US Patent and Trademark Office grants patent to INTEC for innovation in rechargeable batteries
SANTO DOMINGO. - The United States Patent and Trademark Office granted a patent for an invention to Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC) for the development of technology capable of improving the efficiency of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used in electronic equipment.
This is an innovation developed by the physicist and research professor at the university, Melvin Arias, together with researchers Lorenzo Caputi, Cornelio Isaías Martínez, Santana Parra Fermín and Noel Upia de la Rosa, with a wide potential impact on the energy industry. globally, in sectors such as mobile telephony, electric cars and accumulators to promote renewable energies.
The patent "Stabilized lithium magnesium oxide positive electrode for lithium secondary battery and the method for its production” is the product of the work that INTEC began in 2009 when it proposed to develop nanomaterials that could replace those used in electronic storage devices, within the framework of a project financed by the National Fund for Innovation and Scientific and Technological Development (FUNDOCyT) of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (MESCYT).
For this same innovation, the National Intellectual Property Office (ONAPI) granted INTEC, in 2022, the patent P-2019-0245. With this innovation, rechargeable lithium-ion batteries improve their efficiency by up to 95%, which makes both manufacturing and the performance of multiple equipment that use this type of energy source more efficient and sustainable.
Researcher Melvin Arias pointed out that the energy storage capacity of these batteries far exceeds that of traditional batteries. Besides that they are more resistant to the increase in temperature.
This patent has a solid base in pure science, but it is research applied to the solution of local and global problems. In addition, during its development, the research team has produced various scientific articles or papers, which also positions the Dominican Republic in a prominent place for research in nanotechnology and physics.
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Heidi Sánchez, Director of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at INTEC (DEI INTEC), explained that this proactive approach seeks to generate a deeper impact on the economic and social development of the country. "As part of this strategy, INTEC has implemented management tools, among which the essential role of patents stands out as a means to safeguard research achievements and guarantee an effective transfer to the industrial and social sphere," she mentioned.
INTEC was the first Dominican university to receive a national patent in 2014, for the automatic heating catalyst in internal combustion engines. To date, INTEC holds the record for being the local university with the highest number of registered patents, with a total of 13.
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