Patents by Inventor Barry Hindin

Barry Hindin 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: 7858250
    Abstract: A method of optimizing a waveform of an electrical current applied to an electrode of an electrochemical device that consists of at least two electrodes separaged by an electrolyte that includes the steps of: applying an electrical current to an electrode of a device; determining a waveform of the voltage or the current of the electrical current; representing the waveform by a mathematical expression or numbers taking measurements of output voltage, current or power of the device associated with the application of the electrical current; and varying the shape and frequency of the waveform to optimize the output voltage, current or power of the device and thereby determine an optimized waveform of the electrical current to be applied to the electrode of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: James H. Saunders, Alan J. Markworth, Caroline M. Markworth, legal representative, Bradley C. Glenn, Barry Hindin
  • Publication number: 20100092816
    Abstract: A method of optimizing a waveform of an electrical current applied to an electrode includes the steps of: applying an electrical current to an electrode of a device; determining a waveform of the voltage or the current of the electrical current; representing the waveform by a mathematical description such as a number of points or an analytical function characterized by a number of unknown coefficients and a fixed number of known functions; measuring a function of the device associated with the application of the electrical current; feeding the waveform description and the measurements to an algorithm, which may be in a computer program or other calculating device including manual calculations, including an optimization routine which uses the points or coefficients as independent variables for optimizing the function of the device; and performing the calculations to determine values of the points or coefficients which optimize the function of the device, and thereby determine an optimized waveform of the elect
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: James H. Saunders, Alan J. Markworth, Bradley C. Glenn, Barry Hindin, Caroline M. Markworth
  • Patent number: 7615294
    Abstract: A method of optimizing a waveform of an electrical current applied to an electrode of an elecetrochemical device that includes at least two electrodes separated by an electrolyte, includes the steps of: applying an electrical current to an electrode of a device; determining a waveform of the voltage or the current of the electrical current; representing the waveform by a mathematical expressions or numbers; taking measurements of output voltage, current or power of the device associated with the application of the electrical current; and varying the shape and frequency of the wave form to optimize the output voltage, current or power of the device and thereby determine an optimized waveform of the electrical current to be applied to the electrode of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: James H. Saunders, Alan J. Markworth, Caroline M. Markworth, legal representative, Bradley C. Glenn, Barry Hindin
  • Publication number: 20060070886
    Abstract: A method of optimizing a waveform of an electrical current applied to an electrode includes the steps of: applying an electrical current to an electrode of a device; determining a waveform of the voltage or the current of the electrical current; representing the waveform by a mathematical description such as a number of points or an analytical function characterized by a number of unknown coefficients and a fixed number of known functions; measuring a function of the device associated with the application of the electrical current; feeding the waveform description and the measurements to an algorithm, which may be in a computer program or other calculating device including manual calculations, including an optimization routine which uses the points or coefficients as independent variables for optimizing the function of the device; and performing the calculations to determine values of the points or coefficients which optimize the function of the device, and thereby determine an optimized waveform of the elect
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Applicant: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: James Saunders, Alan Markworth, Caroline Markworth, Bradley Glenn, Barry Hindin
  • Publication number: 20050123809
    Abstract: A method of optimizing a waveform of an electrical current applied to an electrode includes the steps of: applying an electrical current to an electrode of a device; determining a waveform of the voltage or the current of the electrical current; representing the waveform by a mathematical description such as a number of points or an analytical function characterized by a number of unknown coefficients and a fixed number of known functions; measuring a function of the device associated with the application of the electrical current; feeding the waveform description and the measurements to an algorithm, which may be in a computer program or other calculating device including manual calculations, including an optimization routine which uses the points or coefficients as independent variables for optimizing the function of the device; and performing the calculations to determine values of the points or coefficients which optimize the function of the device, and thereby determine an optimized waveform of the elect
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2004
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: James Saunders, Alan Markworth, Caroline Markworth, Bradley Glenn, Barry Hindin
  • Patent number: 5342578
    Abstract: A method of inhibiting corrosion in ammonia-water absorption machines that includes adding to an ammonia-water solution soluble silicon compounds. Examples of these silicon compounds include sodium silicate (Na.sub.2 SiO.sub.3), potassium silicate (K.sub.2 SiO.sub.3), lithium silicate (Li.sub.2 SiO.sub.3), silicic acid (H.sub.2 SiO.sub.5), and tetramethoxysilane (CH.sub.3 O).sub.4 Si. Sodium silicate is revealed as the preferred embodiment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1994
    Assignee: Gas Research Institute
    Inventors: Arun K. Agrawal, Barry Hindin