Patents Assigned to Global Energy Science, LLC
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Patent number: 11469430Abstract: An electrode comprising galvanic membranes having a thickness defined by an average length of vectors normal to a membrane first surface and extending to where said vectors intersect a membrane uncompressed second surface; a non-porous metal sheet having first and second surfaces; a non-porous dielectric sheet having first and second surfaces; square weave metal wire screens having a wire diameter slightly greater than one half the at least one galvanic membrane thickness dimension; wherein, at least one galvanic membrane is adjacent the metal wire screen on the at least one galvanic membrane first and second surfaces in a stack of membranes and screens; the metal wire screen is adjacent the first surface of the non-porous dielectric sheet; the second surfaces of non-porous metal sheets have a sustained pressure of at least 7 million Pascal; and; the metal wire screen is collectively in incompressible vertical alignment with another metal wire screen.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2019Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Global Energy Science, LLCInventor: Halbert P. Fischel
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Publication number: 20220320539Abstract: An electrode for electrochemical cells including an electrically conductive cohesive membrane having a thickness defined by a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; ohmic impedance independent of membrane thickness; simultaneous uniform charge/discharge throughout membrane thickness; the membrane comprising open cell pores and surfaces; a current collector electrically strongly coupled to the entire membrane thickness; and pins extending through the membrane from the first surface to the second surface; the pins electrically coupled to the current collector having eliminated prior art problematical interfacial layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: Global Energy Science, LLCInventor: Halbert P. Fischel
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Patent number: 11250994Abstract: The electrode (10) includes an electrically conductive surface (14) with a galvanic pellicle, or carbon nanotube mat (18), secured to the conductive surface (14). The pellicle (18) has a first surface (20) and an opposed outer surface (22) and defines an uncompressed thickness dimension (24) as a longest length of a straight axis (26) extending from the first surface (20) to the outer surface (22) of an uncompressed section (28) of the galvanic pellicle (18). Uncompressed sections (28) of the pellicle are defined between connected areas (30) and continuous connected areas (32) of the pellicle (18). Any point (35) within any uncompressed section (28) is no more distant from one of a nearest connected area (30) and/or a nearest segment (34) of a continuous connected area (32) than about ten times the uncompressed thickness dimension (24) of the pellicle (18), thereby achieving significantly reduced contact resistance.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2018Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Global Energy Science, LLCInventor: Halbert P. Fischel
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Publication number: 20200220182Abstract: An electrode comprising galvanic membranes having a thickness defined by an average length of vectors normal to a membrane first surface and extending to where said vectors intersect a membrane uncompressed second surface; a non-porous metal sheet having first and second surfaces; a non-porous dielectric sheet having first and second surfaces; square weave metal wire screens having a wire diameter slightly greater than one half the at least one galvanic membrane thickness dimension; wherein, at least one galvanic membrane is adjacent the metal wire screen on the at least one galvanic membrane first and second surfaces in a stack of membranes and screens; the metal wire screen is adjacent the first surface of the non-porous dielectric sheet; the second surfaces of non-porous metal sheets have a sustained pressure of at least 7 million Pascal; and; the metal wire screen is collectively in incompressible vertical alignment with another metal wire screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2019Publication date: July 9, 2020Applicant: Global Energy Science, LLCInventor: Halbert P. Fischel
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Patent number: 10553368Abstract: A tool (10) includes a base (12) made of contact and projection woven, metallic, compression screens (16, 18) secured to each other. A plurality of linear projections (30) extend away from the base (12). A shortest distance between adjacent linear projections (30) may be between about 20 ?m and about 20 mm. The tool (10) is forced upon an uncompressed galvanic pellicle (52) so that the projections (30) compress and bond connected areas (56) of the pellicle (52) to a conductive surface (54) to form an electrode (50).Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2017Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Global Energy Science, LLCInventor: Halbert P. Fischel
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Patent number: 10522856Abstract: An electrode comprising galvanic membranes having a thickness defined by an average length of vectors normal to a membrane first surface and extending to where said vectors intersect a membrane uncompressed second surface; a non-porous metal sheet having first and second surfaces; a non-porous dielectric sheet having first and second surfaces; square weave metal wire screens having a wire diameter slightly greater than one half the at least one galvanic membrane thickness dimension; wherein, at least one galvanic membrane is adjacent the metal wire screen on the at least one galvanic membrane first and second surfaces in a stack of membranes and screens; the metal wire screen is adjacent the first surface of the non-porous dielectric sheet; the second surfaces of non-porous metal sheets have a sustained pressure of at least 7 million Pascal; and; the metal wire screen is collectively in incompressible vertical alignment with another metal wire screen.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2017Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: Global Energy Science, LLCInventor: Halbert P. Fischel
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Publication number: 20180261400Abstract: The electrode (10) includes an electrically conductive surface (14) with a galvanic pellicle, or carbon nanotube mat (18), secured to the conductive surface (14). The pellicle (18) has a first surface (20) and an opposed outer surface (22) and defines an uncompressed thickness dimension (24) as a longest length of a straight axis (26) extending from the first surface (20) to the outer surface (22) of an uncompressed section (28) of the galvanic pellicle (18). Uncompressed sections (28) of the pellicle are defined between connected areas (30) and continuous connected areas (32) of the pellicle (18). Any point (35) within any uncompressed section (28) is no more distant from one of a nearest connected area (30) and/or a nearest segment (34) of a continuous connected area (32) than about ten times the uncompressed thickness dimension (24) of the pellicle (18), thereby achieving significantly reduced contact resistance.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: Global Energy Science, LLCInventor: Halbert P. Fischel
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Patent number: 10038197Abstract: An electrode for electrochemical cells comprising an electrically conductive surface; an electrically conductive porous membrane having a first surface and an opposed outer second surface separated from the first surface by a thickness dimension defined by the length of a vector normal to the first surface and extending to where the vector intersects the second surface of an uncompressed portion of membrane, the membrane first surface is adjacent the electrically conductive surface and not more than 10% of the membrane second surface includes an area comprising at least one of; being compressed with sufficient sustained force toward and embedded into the electrically conductive surface so that electrical resistance between a location within a compressed outer second surface and the conducting surface is less than 10 micro-ohm and wherein no point within an uncompressed area is further from a nearest compressed area than three times the defined thickness dimension of the membrane.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2016Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: Global Energy Science, LLCInventor: Halbert P. Fischel
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Patent number: 10036165Abstract: Matrix basalt reinforcing member constructed and arrange to provide lateral support for the longitudinal bar steel or FRP tendons that provide tensile strength to cementitious material or plastics to reduce bending moment by reducing the onset of shear. The reinforcement members are formed from continuous glass fibers treated with a thermoplastic thermoset polymer and formed into structures to provide structural resistance to bending-moment forces, compression forces, and torsional forces acting on the structure.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2018Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: Global Energy Sciences, LLCInventor: Donald R. Smith
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Patent number: 9991059Abstract: The electrode (10) includes an electrically conductive surface (14) with a galvanic pellicle, or carbon nanotube mat (18), secured to the conductive surface (14). The pellicle (18) has a first surface (20) and an opposed outer surface (22) and defines an uncompressed thickness dimension (24) as a longest length of a straight axis (26) extending from the first surface (20) to the outer surface (22) of an uncompressed section (28) of the galvanic pellicle (18). Uncompressed sections (28) of the pellicle are defined between connected areas (30) and continuous connected areas (32) of the pellicle (18). Any point (35) within any uncompressed section (28) is no more distant from one of a nearest connected area (30) and/or a nearest segment (34) of a continuous connected area (32) than about ten times the uncompressed thickness dimension (24) of the pellicle (18), thereby achieving significantly reduced contact resistance.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2016Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: Global Energy Science, LLCInventor: Halbert P Fischel
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Patent number: 9874015Abstract: Matrix basalt reinforcing member constructed and arrange to provide lateral support for the longitudinal bar steel or FRP tendons that provide tensile strength to cementitious material or plastics to reduce bending moment by reducing the onset of shear. The reinforcement members are formed from basalt fibers treated with a thermoplastic thermoset polymer and formed into structures to provide structural resistance to bending-moment forces, compression forces, and torsional forces acting on the structure.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2016Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: Global Energy Sciences, LLCInventor: Donald R. Smith
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Publication number: 20140255812Abstract: Taylor Vortex Flow galvanic electrochemical cells (100, 300, 500) such as batteries, flow cells and fuel cells for converting chemical energy into electrical energy and comprising a cylindrical spinning particulate filter (140, 230) between static cylindrical current collectors (106, 108) for use with electrolytes containing galvanic charge transfer particles (200, 242, 380, 420) functioning as numerous miniature electrodes and means for pumping electrolyte through the filter to produce accelerated reaction electrochemistry for higher cell power density are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2013Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: Global Energy Science, LLC (A California Limited Liability Company)Inventor: Global Energy Science, LLC (A California Limited Liability Company)
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Publication number: 20140113211Abstract: Taylor Vortex Flow fuel cells (102) for converting chemical energy into electrical energy and comprising a cylindrical rotating particulate filter (120) between cylindrical current collectors (106, 108) for use with electrolytes containing charged galvanic material particles that flow between the cylindrical current collectors (106, 108) and the filter (120) are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: GLOBAL ENERGY SCIENCE, LLC (A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY)Inventor: HALBERT FISCHEL
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Patent number: 8394518Abstract: Galvanic electrochemical cells (100, 300, 700, 900) for converting chemical energy into electrical energy, such as batteries, flow cells and fuel cells with a cylindrical rotating filter (120X, 326, 726, 910) having ion-porous (120P, 326P, 726P, 910P) and ion-non-porous filter (120N, 326N, 726N, 910N) for use with both thixotropic and non-conducting electrolytes that generates fluid flows in electrolytes between static cylindrical current collector segments (106, 304X, 306X, 710X, 902X; 108, 314X, 316X, 712X, 906) and the filter (120, 326, 726, 910) are disclosed that generate electric currents varying in amplitude that can be converted into alternating current electricity.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2012Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Global Energy Science, LLC (California)Inventors: Halbert Fischel, Sheldon L Epstein
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Patent number: 8283062Abstract: Electrochemical cells (10), such as fuel cells (12) and fuel reformers (14), with rotating elements or electrodes (34, 24) that generate Taylor Vortex Flows (28, 50) and Circular Couette Flows (58) in fluids such as electrolytes and fuels are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2011Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Global Energy Science, LLCInventor: Halbert Fischel
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Publication number: 20120189875Abstract: Galvanic electrochemical cells (100, 300, 700, 900) for converting chemical energy into electrical energy, such as batteries, flow cells and fuel cells with a cylindrical rotating filter (120X, 326, 726, 910) having ion-porous (120P, 326P, 726P, 910P) and ion-non-porous filter (120N, 326N, 726N, 910N) for use with both thixotropic and non-conducting electrolytes that generates fluid flows in electrolytes between static cylindrical current collector segments (106, 304X, 306X, 710X, 902X; 108, 314X, 316X, 712X, 906) and the filter (120, 326, 726, 910) are disclosed that generate electric currents varying in amplitude that can be converted into alternating current electricity.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2012Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: GLOBAL ENERGY SCIENCE, LLCInventors: HALBERT FISCHEL, SHELDON L. EPSTEIN
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Patent number: 8187737Abstract: Electrochemical cells (100, 500, 600) for converting chemical energy into electrical energy, such as batteries (102), flow cells (502) and fuel cells (602) with a cylindrical rotating ion-permeable filter (120, 414, 520, 620) that generates Taylor Vortex Flows (144, 146, 404, 544, 546, 664, 666) and Circular Couette Flows (148, 150, 568, 570, 668, 670) in thixotropic catholytes and anolytes between a cylindrical current collector (106, 506, 606, 108, 508, 608) and the filter (120, 414, 520, 620) are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2011Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: Global Energy Science, LLCInventor: Halbert Fischel
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Patent number: 8187560Abstract: Steam, partial oxidation and pyrolytic fuel reformers (14 or 90) with rotating cylindrical surfaces (18, 24 or 92, 96) that generate Taylor Vortex Flows (28 or 98) and Circular Couette Flows (58, 99) for extracting hydrogen from hydrocarbon fuels such as methane (CH4), methanol (CH3OH), ethanol (C2H5OH), propane (C3H8), butane (C4H10), octane (C8H18), kerosene (C12H26) and gasoline and hydrogen-containing fuels such as ammonia (NH3) and sodium borohydride (NaBH4) are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2010Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: Global Energy Science, LLCInventor: Halbert Fischel
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Patent number: 8158277Abstract: A cross-flow electrochemical cell for producing electricity is disclosed that incorporates means for cross-flow pumping of electrolyte through both anode and cathode electrodes in the same direction to achieve markedly higher discharging and charging currents. Cross-flow pumping enabling use of thick mesh electrodes comprising scaffolds impregnated with high-surface-area metal nanoparticles and having high porosity are also taught.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2011Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Global Energy Science, LLC (California)Inventor: Halbert Fischel
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Patent number: 8147767Abstract: Chemical process accelerator systems comprising viscid fluid Taylor Vortex Flows (98, 50a) with high-shear-rate laminar Circular Couette Flows (58) in contact with catalysts (92, 92?, 30, 32, 32f, 32g, 36, 40, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48), catalytic compositions and structures in chemical reactors and electrochemical cells (e.g. fuel cells, fuel reformers) are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2010Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Global Energy Science, LLCInventor: Halbert Fischel