Patents Assigned to Enernext
  • Patent number: 7378188
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for sorption and desorption of molecular gas contained by storage sites of graphite nano-filaments randomly disposed in three-dimensional reticulated aerogel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignees: EnerNext, LLC
    Inventors: Ralph C. Struthers, David B. Chang, Reza Toossi, Sion Ahdout, Lijuan Li, Robert G. Palomba
  • Patent number: 6906003
    Abstract: A system and method for sorption and desorption of molecular gas contained by storage sites of graphite nano-filaments randomly disposed in three-dimensional reticulated aerogel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Enernext, LLC
    Inventors: Ralph C. Struthers, David B. Chang, Reza Toossi, Sion Ahdout, Lijuan Li, Robert G. Palomba
  • Publication number: 20030198843
    Abstract: Apparatus including a gallium fuel generator configured to convert gallium hydroxide to gallium fuel, the generator comprising a combustor for receipt and combustion of hydrocarbon fuel and an oxidizing gas to form a pressurized hot gas mixture including reducing gases, a dehydrator for dehydrating gallium hydroxide to gallium sesquioxide, a reducer configured to receive the gallium sesquioxide and hot gas mixture to form by reduction an intermixture including spent gases and gallium fuel, and a gallium fuel separator configured to receive and separate the gallium fuel from the intermixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2002
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Applicant: Enernext, LLC
    Inventor: Ralph C. Struthers
  • Publication number: 20030198862
    Abstract: A liquid gallium-air fuel cell including an anode of liquid gallium fuel, an oxygen breathing cathode to provide hydroxyl ions into an aqueous alkaline electrolytic solution, the solution being positioned between the fuel and the cathode, and providing electrochemically reactive contact between the fuel and the hydroxyl ions of the solution to form gallium hydroxide and provide free electrons, the electrons to be harvested for the conduct of useful electrical work.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2002
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Applicant: Enernext
    Inventor: Ralph C. Struthers