Patents by Inventor Julie Renner

Julie Renner 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).

  • AMMONIA SYNTHESIS USING PLASMA-PRODUCED ELECTRONS
    Publication number: 20230286820
    Abstract: A method of ammonia synthesis is described that includes contacting a nitrogen gas-containing plasma with an aqueous solution, thereby forming ammonia from the nitrogen gas and water. The nitrogen gas-containing plasma is present in an electrochemical cell. The electrochemical cell includes a container including an acidic liquid electrolyte. The electrochemical cell also includes a source of nitrogen gas, a metal electrode at least partially immersed in the electrolyte, a metal tube electrode spaced apart from a surface of the electrolyte by a predetermined spacing. The electrochemical cell is configured to provide a plasma spanning the predetermined space from the metal tube electrode to contact the surface of the electrolyte when power is applied to the metal tube electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Julie Renner, R. Mohan Sankaran
  • Ammonia synthesis using plasma-produced electrons
    Patent number: 11679988
    Abstract: A method of ammonia synthesis is described that includes contacting a nitrogen gas-containing plasma with an aqueous solution, thereby forming ammonia from the nitrogen gas and water. The nitrogen gas-containing plasma is present in an electrochemical cell. The electrochemical cell includes a container including an acidic liquid electrolyte. The electrochemical cell also includes a source of nitrogen gas, a metal electrode at least partially immersed in the electrolyte, a metal tube electrode spaced apart from a surface of the electrolyte by a predetermined spacing. The electrochemical cell is configured to provide a plasma spanning the predetermined space from the metal tube electrode to contact the surface of the electrolyte when power is applied to the metal tube electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Julie Renner, R. Mohan Sankaran
  • AMMONIA SYNTHESIS USING PLASMA-PRODUCED ELECTRONS
    Publication number: 20190292063
    Abstract: A method of ammonia synthesis is described that includes contacting a nitrogen gas-containing plasma with an aqueous solution, thereby forming ammonia from the nitrogen gas and water. The nitrogen gas-containing plasma is present in an electrochemical cell. The electrochemical cell includes a container including an acidic liquid electrolyte. The electrochemical cell also includes a source of nitrogen gas, a metal electrode at least partially immersed in the electrolyte, a metal tube electrode spaced apart from a surface of the electrolyte by a predetermined spacing. The electrochemical cell is configured to provide a plasma spanning the predetermined space from the metal tube electrode to contact the surface of the electrolyte when power is applied to the metal tube electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: Case Western Reserve University
    Inventors: Julie Renner, R. Mohan Sankaran