Patents by Inventor Neeva Benipal

Neeva Benipal 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).

  • Fuel-cell system and method of generating energy from crude fuel
    Patent number: 10446852
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fuel-cell system. This system includes an anode electrode; a cathode electrode; a separator positioned between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode, wherein the separator is not an ion exchange membrane; an anode catalyst; and a cathode catalyst, wherein the cathode catalyst is a non-precious metal catalyst or metal-free catalyst. The present invention also relates to a method of generating energy from crude fuel. This method involves providing a fuel-cell system and contacting the fuel-cell system with a crude fuel under conditions effective to generate energy from the crude fuel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Wenzhen Li, Neeva Benipal, Ji Qi, Yang Qiu
  • FUEL-CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF GENERATING ENERGY FROM CRUDE FUEL
    Publication number: 20170263945
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fuel-cell system. This system includes an anode electrode; a cathode electrode; a separator positioned between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode, wherein the separator is not an ion exchange membrane; an anode catalyst; and a cathode catalyst, wherein the cathode catalyst is a non-precious metal catalyst or metal-free catalyst. The present invention also relates to a method of generating energy from crude fuel. This method involves providing a fuel-cell system and contacting the fuel-cell system with a crude fuel under conditions effective to generate energy from the crude fuel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Wenzhen Li, Neeva Benipal, Ji Qi, Yang Qiu