Patents by Inventor Dieter von Deak

Dieter von Deak has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Catalysts for use in electrochemical applications and electrodes and devices using same
    Patent number: 9136542
    Abstract: An electrode for reduction of an oxidant including a phosphorus-doped carbon-containing catalyst represented by the chemical formula CNxPy, where x is from 0 to about 10 wt. % and y is from about 1 ppm to about 10 wt. %. A device for producing electricity by facilitating an electrochemical reaction between a fuel and an oxidant. The device including a first electrode for oxidizing the fuel to produce protons and electrons. The device further includes a second electrode in electrical communication with the first electrode when electrically connected to the external circuit. The second electrode includes a phosphorus-doped carbon-containing catalyst for reducing the oxidant and is represented by the chemical formula CNxPy, where x is from 0 to about 10 wt. % and y is from about 1 ppm to about 10 wt. %. The device further includes an electrolyte, such as, a membrane, separating the first electrode from the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: The Ohio State University
    Inventors: Umit S. Ozkan, Dieter von Deak, Elizabeth Biddinger
  • CATALYSTS FOR USE IN ELECTROCHEMICAL APPLICATIONS AND ELECTRODES AND DEVICES USING SAME
    Publication number: 20120295137
    Abstract: An electrode for reduction of an oxidant including a phosphorus-doped carbon-containing catalyst represented by the chemical formula CNxPy, where x is from 0 to about 10 wt. % and y is from about 1 ppm to about 10 wt. %. A device for producing electricity by facilitating an electrochemical reaction between a fuel and an oxidant. The device including a first electrode for oxidizing the fuel to produce protons and electrons. The device further includes a second electrode in electrical communication with the first electrode when electrically connected to the external circuit. The second electrode includes a phosphorus-doped carbon-containing catalyst for reducing the oxidant and is represented by the chemical formula CNxPy, where x is from 0 to about 10 wt. % and y is from about 1 ppm to about 10 wt. %. The device further includes an electrolyte, such as, a membrane, separating the first electrode from the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Umit S. Ozkan, Dieter von Deak, Elizabeth Biddinger