Patents by Inventor Sophie Gisele Menzer

Sophie Gisele Menzer 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).

  • Electrochemical cell comprising ionically conductive membrane and porous multiphase electrode
    Patent number: 8338038
    Abstract: An electrochemical cell in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a first electrode containing a first phase intermixed with a second phase and a network of interconnected pores. The first phase contains a ceramic material and the second phase contains an electrically conductive material providing an electrically contiguous path through the first electrode. The electrochemical cell further includes a second electrode containing an alkali metal. A substantially non-porous alkali-metal-ion-selective ceramic membrane, such as a dense Nasicon, Lisicon, Li ??-alumina, or Na ??-alumina membrane, is interposed between the first and second electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Ceramatec, Inc
    Inventors: W. Grover Coors, John Howard Gordon, Sophie Gisele Menzer
  • ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL COMPRISING IONICALLY CONDUCTIVE MEMBRANE AND POROUS MULTIPHASE ELECTRODE
    Publication number: 20100297537
    Abstract: An electrochemical cell in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a first electrode containing a first phase intermixed with a second phase and a network of interconnected pores. The first phase contains a ceramic material and the second phase contains an electrically conductive material providing an electrically contiguous path through the first electrode. The electrochemical cell further includes a second electrode containing an alkali metal. A substantially non-porous alkali-metal-ion-selective ceramic membrane, such as a dense Nasicon, Lisicon, Li ??-alumina, or Na ??-alumina membrane, is interposed between the first and second electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventors: W. Grover Coors, John Howard Gordon, Sophie Gisele Menzer