Patents by Inventor Benjamin P. Holcombe

Benjamin P. Holcombe 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).

  • METAL PRODUCTION FROM HALIDE-BASED MOLTEN SALT ELECTROLYSIS PROCESS
    Publication number: 20250389041
    Abstract: An electrolysis reactor for electrolytically generating one or more metal cathode product(s) includes a dimensionally stable anode (DSA) and a cathode positioned in a molten salt electrolyte containing fused salts, wherein the DSA includes a graphite substrate and a non-ceramic, transition metal oxide coating on the substrate and wherein during electrolysis the one or more metal cathode product(s) are produced at the cathode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2025
    Publication date: December 25, 2025
    Inventors: Rohan Akolkar, Anar Badakbayli, Nicholas Sinclair, Benjamin P. Holcombe
  • Dimensionally stable anode for electrolytic chlorine evolution in molten salts
    Patent number: 12378684
    Abstract: An anode for electrolytic chlorine evolution in a molten salt electrolyte includes a graphite substrate and a coating including a transition metal oxide disposed on at least a portion of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Rohan Akolkar, Benjamin P. Holcombe, Nicholas Sinclair, Ruwani Wasalathanthri
  • DIMENSIONALLY STABLE ANODE FOR ELECTROLYTIC CHLORINE EVOLUTION IN MOLTEN SALTS
    Publication number: 20240158935
    Abstract: An anode for electrolytic chlorine evolution in a molten salt electrolyte includes a graphite substrate and a coating including a transition metal oxide disposed on at least a portion of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Rohan Akolkar, Benjamin P. Holcombe, Nicholas Sinclair, Ruwani Wasalathanthri