Patents by Inventor BENJAMIN MEEKINS

BENJAMIN MEEKINS 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).

  • CO-GENERATION OF HIGH PURITY HYDROGEN AND HALIDE GASES BY ELECTROLYSIS
    Publication number: 20230323550
    Abstract: Described herein are proton exchange membrane style electrolyzers, and methods of making same, with a polybenzimidazole (PBI) or sulfonated polybenzimidazole (s-PBI) membrane and metal catalysts on the anode and cathode, which enables both acid independent membrane resistance and lower membrane resistance with higher operating temperatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: BENJAMIN MEEKINS, SIRIVATCH SHIMPALEE, LAURA A. MURDOCK, KRIS LIKIT-ANURAK, BRIAN C. BENICEWICZ
  • Synthesis of metal oxynitrides using flame spray pyrolysis
    Patent number: 10899616
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to methods for producing metal oxynitrides using flame synthesis. Embodiments of the disclosure may provide advantages over prior synthesis techniques by reducing synthesis time. Additionally, methods and systems disclosed herein may achieve better incorporation of nitrogen atoms into the oxide structure due in part to the higher homogeneity of flame made particles and ability to control the reaction environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: University of South Carolina
    Inventors: Erdem Sasmaz, Nicole Cordonnier, Benjamin Meekins, Jennifer Naglic
  • Synthesis of Metal Oxynitrides Using Flame Spray Pyrolysis
    Publication number: 20200399126
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to methods for producing metal oxynitrides using flame synthesis. Embodiments of the disclosure may provide advantages over prior synthesis techniques by reducing synthesis time. Additionally, methods and systems disclosed herein may achieve better incorporation of nitrogen atoms into the oxide structure due in part to the higher homogeneity of flame made particles and ability to control the reaction environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: ERDEM SASMAZ, NICOLE CORDONNIER, BENJAMIN MEEKINS, JENNIFER NAGLIC