Patents by Inventor Alejandro Franco

Alejandro Franco 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: 7569289
    Abstract: The fuel cell, generating electric power from oxygen and hydrogen ions and comprising an anode (A), a magnetic cathode, comprising an active layer (2),and a proton electrolyte (1) between the anode and the cathode, comprises a network (3) of permanent magnets (4) designed to increase the diffusion of oxygen in the active layer. The centers of the magnets (4) of the network (3) of permanent magnets are preferably arranged with a two-dimensional distribution in a plane arranged at the interface between the electrolyte (1) and the active layer (2), the magnets being magnetized in parallel manner along the axis perpendicular to this plane. In this way, all the poles of one polarity (S) are surrounded by the active layer (2), all the poles of opposite polarity (N) being surrounded by the electrolyte (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique
    Inventors: Didier Marsacq, Christine Nayoze, Christel Roux, Alejandro Franco
  • Publication number: 20060035117
    Abstract: The fuel cell, generating electric power from oxygen and hydronium ions and comprising an anode (A), a magnetic cathode, comprising an active layer (2), and a proton electrolyte (1) between the anode and the cathode, comprises a network (3) of permanent magnets (4) designed to increase the diffusion of oxygen in the active layer. The centers of the magnets (4) of the network (3) of permanent magnets are preferably arranged with a two-dimensional distribution in a plane arranged at the interface between the electrolyte (1) and the active layer (2), the magnets being magnetized in parallel manner along the axis perpendicular to this plane. In this way, all the poles of one polarity (S) are surrounded by the active layer (2), all the poles of opposite polarity (N) being surrounded by the electrolyte (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2003
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE
    Inventors: Didier Marsacq, Christine Nayoze, Christel Roux, Alejandro Franco