Patents by Inventor Michael Ernest Stoll

Michael Ernest Stoll 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).

  • System and methods of using a sodium metal halide cell
    Patent number: 9153844
    Abstract: An energy storage system can comprise: an energy storage device and a temperature management device and controller configured for establishing an intra-cell temperature gradient along the axis when the energy storage device is in an idle state. The energy storage device can have an axis and comprise a housing having an axis and an interior surface defining a volume; a separator disposed in the volume and having a first surface that defines at least a portion of a first chamber and a second surface that defines at least a portion of a second chamber; a cathodic material in ionic communication with the separator; and an electrolyte in ionic communication with the cathodic material and the separator. The first chamber can be in ionic communication with the second chamber through the separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Job Thomas Rijssenbeek, Michael Ernest Stoll
  • SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USING A SODIUM METAL HALIDE CELL
    Publication number: 20120194140
    Abstract: An energy storage system can comprise: an energy storage device and a temperature management device and controller configured for establishing an intra-cell temperature gradient along the axis when the energy storage device is in an idle state. The energy storage device can have an axis and comprise a housing having an axis and an interior surface defining a volume; a separator disposed in the volume and having a first surface that defines at least a portion of a first chamber and a second surface that defines at least a portion of a second chamber; a cathodic material in ionic communication with the separator; and an electrolyte in ionic communication with the cathodic material and the separator. The first chamber can be in ionic communication with the second chamber through the separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Job Thomas Rijssenbeek, Michael Ernest Stoll