Patents by Inventor Gordon Calundann

Gordon Calundann 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).

  • Patent number: 11569512
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a membrane electrode unit comprising a polymer membrane doped with a mineral acid as well as two electrodes, characterized in that the polymer membrane comprises at least one polymer with at least one nitrogen atom and at least one electrode comprises a catalyst which is formed from at least one precious metal and at least one metal less precious according to the electrochemical series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: BASF FUEL CELL GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Schmidt, Oemer Uensal, Mathias Weber, Isabel Kundler, Gordon Calundann, Jochen Baurmeister
  • Publication number: 20220376268
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a membrane electrode unit comprising a polymer membrane doped with a mineral acid as well as two electrodes, characterized in that the polymer membrane comprises at least one polymer with at least one nitrogen atom and at least one electrode comprises a catalyst which is formed from at least one precious metal and at least one metal less precious according to the electrochemical series.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas SCHMIDT, Oemer UENSAL, Mathias WEBER, Isabel KUNDLER, Gordon CALUNDANN, Jochen BAURMEISTER
  • Patent number: 10535889
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel proton-conducting polymer membrane based on polyazole polymers which, owing to their outstanding chemical and thermal properties, can be used widely and are suitable in particular as polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) for producing membrane electrode assemblies or so-called PEM fuel cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Brian Benicewicz, Sigmar Bräuninger, Gordon Calundann, Max Molleo, Guoqing Qian
  • Publication number: 20180123155
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel proton-conducting polymer membrane based on polyazole polymers which, owing to their outstanding chemical and thermal properties, can be used widely and are suitable in particular as polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) for producing membrane electrode assemblies or so-called PEM fuel cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Brian Benicewicz, Sigmar Bräuninger, Gordon Calundann, Max Molleo, Guoqing Qian
  • Patent number: 9812725
    Abstract: A membrane obtainable by A) mixing: (vii) aromatic tetraamino compounds and (viii) aromatic carboxylic acids or esters thereof which contain at least two acid groups per carboxylic acid monomer, or (ix) aromatic and/or heteroaromatic diaminocarboxylic acids, in polyphosphoric acid to form a solution and/or dispersion B) heating the mixture from step A), and polymerizing until an intrinsic viscosity of at least 0.8 dl/g, is obtained for the polymer being formed, C) adding polyazole polymers, D) heating the mixture from step C), E) applying a membrane layer using the mixture according to step D) on a carrier or an electrode, F) treating the membrane formed in the presence of water and/or moisture, G) removing the membrane from the carrier; wherein the content of all polyazole polymers in the membrane is between 5% to 25% by weight and wherein the membrane has a Young Modulus is at least 2.0 MPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Brian Benicewicz, Sigmar Bräuninger, Gordon Calundann, Guoqing Qian
  • Publication number: 20150125779
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the conditioning of membrane electrode assemblies for fuel cells in which the output of the membrane electrode assemblies used can be increased and therefore the efficiency of the resulting polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: OEMER UENSAL, Joachim Kiefer, Isabel Kundler, Mathias Weber, Christoph Padberg, Thomas Schmidt, Jochen Baurmeister, Gordon Calundann, Glen Hoppes
  • Patent number: 8945736
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the conditioning of membrane electrode assemblies for fuel cells in which the output of the membrane electrode assemblies used can be increased and therefore the efficiency of the resulting polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: BASF Fuel Cell GmbH
    Inventors: Oemer Uensal, Joachim Kiefer, Isabel Kundler, Mathias Weber, Christoph Padberg, Thomas Schmidt, Jochen Baurmeister, Gordon Calundann, Glen Hoppes
  • Publication number: 20140199611
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel proton-conducting polymer membrane based on polyazole polymers which, owing to their outstanding chemical and thermal properties, can be used widely and are suitable in particular as polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) for producing membrane electrode assemblies or so-called PEM fuel cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Brian Benicewicz, Guoqing Qian, Max Molleo, Harry Joseph Pleohn, Xiaoming Chen, Jörg Belack, Gordon Calundann
  • Publication number: 20140199610
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel proton-conducting polymer membrane based on polyazole polymers which, owing to their outstanding chemical and thermal properties, can be used widely and are suitable in particular as polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) for producing membrane electrode assemblies or so-called PEM fuel cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Inventors: Brian Benicewicz, Guoqing Qian, Max Molleo, Jörg Belack, Gordon Calundann
  • Patent number: 8716356
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel polyazoles, a proton-conducting polymer membrane based on these polyazoles and its use as polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) for producing membrane-electrode units for PEM-fuel cells, and also other shaped bodies comprising such polyazoles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: BASF Fuel Cell GmbH
    Inventors: Gordon Calundann, Brian Benicewicz, Jochen Baurmeister
  • Publication number: 20130012607
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel polyazoles, a proton-conducting polymer membrane based on these polyazoles and its use as polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) for producing membrane-electrode units for PEM-fuel cells, and also other shaped bodies comprising such polyazoles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: BASF Fuel Cell GmbH
    Inventors: Gordon Calundann, Brian Benicewicz, Jochen Baurmeister
  • Patent number: 8323810
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel proton-conducting polymer membrane based on polyazole block polymers which, owing to their outstanding chemical and thermal properties, can be used widely and are suitable in particular as polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) for producing membrane electrode units or so-called PEM fuel cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: BASF Fuel Cell Research GmbH
    Inventors: Gordon Calundann, Oemer Uensal, Brian Benicewicz, Eugene Scanlon
  • Patent number: 8293806
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel proton-conducting polymer membrane based on polyazoles which can, because of its excellent chemical and thermal properties, be used in a variety of ways and is particularly useful as polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) to produce membrane electrode units for PEM fuel cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: BASF Fuel Cell GmbH
    Inventors: Gordon Calundann, Michael J. Sansone, Oemer Uensal, Joachim Kiefer
  • Patent number: 8277983
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel polyazoles, a proton-conducting polymer membrane based on these polyazoles and its use as polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) for producing membrane-electrode units for PEM-fuel cells, and also other shaped bodies comprising such polyazoles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: BASF Fuel Cell GmbH
    Inventors: Gordon Calundann, Brian Benicewicz, Jochen Baurmeister
  • Patent number: 8142917
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a proton-conducting polymer membrane which comprises polyazole blends and is obtainable by a process comprising the steps A) preparation of a mixture comprising polyphosphoric acid, at least one polyazole (polymer A) and/or one or more compounds which are suitable for forming polyazoles under the action of heat according to step B), B) heating of the mixture obtainable according to step A) under inert gas to temperatures of up to 400° C., C) application of a layer using the mixture from step A) and/or B) to a support, D) treatment of the membrane formed in step C) until it is self-supporting, wherein at least one further polymer (polymer B) which is not a polyazole is added to the composition obtainable according to step A) and/or step B) and the weight ratio of polyazole to polymer B is in the range from 0.1 to 50.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: BASF Fuel Cell GmbH
    Inventors: Oemer Uensal, Joachim Kiefer, Gordon Calundann, Michael J. Sansone, Brian Benicewicz, Eui Wong Choe
  • Patent number: 8076379
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel proton-conducting polymer membrane based on aromatic polyazoles which contain sulfonic acid groups and in which the sulfonic acid groups are covalently bound to the aromatic ring of the polymer and which can, owing to their excellent chemical and thermal properties, be used for a variety of purposes. Such materials are particularly useful for the production of polymer electrolyte membranes (PEMs) in PEM fuel cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: BASF Fuel Cell GmbH
    Inventors: Gordon Calundann, Michael J. Sansone, Oemer Uensal, Joachim Kiefer
  • Publication number: 20110288187
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel proton-conducting polymer membrane based on polyazoles which can, because of its excellent chemical and thermal properties, be used in a variety of ways and is particularly useful as polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) to produce membrane electrode units for PEM fuel cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: BASF Fuel Cell GmbH
    Inventors: Gordon Calundann, Michael J. Sansone, Oemer Uensal, Joachim Kiefer
  • Patent number: 8013026
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel proton-conducting polymer membrane based on polyazoles which can, because of its excellent chemical and thermal properties, be used in a variety of ways and is particularly useful as polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) to produce membrane electrode units for PEM fuel cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Inventors: Gordon Calundann, Michael J. Sansone, Oemer Uensal, Joachim Kiefer
  • Publication number: 20110033777
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel proton-conducting polymer membrane based on polyazole block polymers which, owing to their outstanding chemical and thermal properties, can be used widely and are suitable in particular as polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) for producing membrane electrode units or so-called PEM fuel cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: BASF Fuel Cell Research GmbH
    Inventors: Gordon Calundann, Oemer Uensal, Brian Benicewicz, Eugene Scanlon
  • Patent number: 7883818
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a proton-conducting polymer membrane comprising polyazoles which is obtainable by a process comprising the steps A) preparation of a mixture comprising polyphosphoric acid, at least one polyazole and/or one or more compounds suitable for forming polyazoles under the action of heat in step B), B) heating of the mixture obtainable according to step A) to temperatures up to 400° C. under inert gas, C) application of a layer to a support using the mixture from step A) and/or B), D) treatment of the membrane formed in step C) until it is self-supporting, wherein the treatment of the membrane is carried out using a hydrolysis liquid comprising oxo acids of phosphorus and/or oxo acids of sulfur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: BASF Fuel Cell GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Kiefer, Oemer Uensal, Gordon Calundann, Ursula Leister, Kilian Brehl, Edmund Thiemer, Melanie Schlegel