Patents by Inventor Miguel Antonio Modestino

Miguel Antonio Modestino 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: 10907262
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a membrane-less electrolyzer comprising a fluidic channel for receiving an electrolyte fluid; a first electrode and a second electrode located inside the fluidic channel, the first and second electrode permitting to extract a first gas and a second gas inside the fluidic channel from the electrolyte fluid, the first electrode and second electrode being separated by solely a surrounding fluid in the fluidic channel or the electrolyte; and a first fluidic transport channel for transporting the first gas to a first outlet and a second fluidic transport channel for transporting the second gas to a second outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE (EPFL)
    Inventors: Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini Hashemi, Jae-Woo Choi, Demetri Psaltis, Miguel Antonio Modestino
  • Publication number: 20200048415
    Abstract: The present invention relates to process intensification, and renewable processing routes for polymer production, for example the solar production of Nylon 6,6 and precursors relevant for the Nylon 6,6 production (such as hydrogen, adiponitrile and hexanediamine). The invention deals with the integration of solar energy into the process, specifically aims at petrochemical-free processing, and deals with reformulation of traditional (linear) processes into circular (closed cycle) processing approaches and sustainable processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Sophia HAUSSENER, Miguel Antonio MODESTINO
  • Publication number: 20170314146
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a membrane-less electrolyzer comprising a fluidic channel for receiving an electrolyte fluid; a first electrode and a second electrode located inside the fluidic channel, the first and second electrode permitting to extract a first gas and a second gas inside the fluidic channel from the electrolyte fluid, the first electrode and second electrode being separated by solely a surrounding fluid in the fluidic channel or the electrolyte; and a first fluidic transport channel for transporting the first gas to a first outlet and a second fluidic transport channel for transporting the second gas to a second outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Seyyed Mohammad HOSSEINI HASHEMI, Jae-Woo Choi, Demetri Psaltis, Miguel Antonio Modestino
  • Publication number: 20160289848
    Abstract: A device having a water vapor microelectrolyzer cell including microstructured parallel electrodes where the water splitting reactions can take place, the microstructured electrodes being covered by a thin layer of solid-state ion conducting material to allow for the conduction of protons during the device operation, while permitting the diffusion of water from the vapor phase into the electrodes, as well as the diffusion of evolved oxygen and hydrogen gases from the electrodes into the vapor phase environment above the ion-conductor film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Christophe Moser, Demetri Psaltis, Miguel Antonio Modestino, Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini Hashemi