Patents by Inventor Brian Huskinson

Brian Huskinson 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).

  • Publication number: 20220228022
    Abstract: Winter icing can adversely impact transportation systems (aircrafts, drones, trains, etc.), infrastructure, and energy systems, among many other things. Existing ice-shedding coatings generally suffer from low durability under various mechanical, chemical, and environmental stresses. The polyurethane-based, stress-localized ice-shedding coatings described herein present a novel material paradigm to develop highly durable ice-shedding coatings capable of withstanding harsh aerospace and other industrial conditions. By optimizing the chemical composition and processing of the coating, a uniform, highly durable, polyurethane-based ice-shedding coating has been achieved that can be applied to a variety of surfaces. These coatings have been comprehensively tested, including ice adhesion strength measurements, ice-shedding capabilities in an icing wind tunnel, and a set of mechanical, chemical and environmental durability tests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Hadi Ghasemi, Brian Huskinson, Sahar Qavi
  • Publication number: 20210083311
    Abstract: The invention provides an electro-chemical cell based on a new chemistry for a flow battery for large scale, e.g., gridscale, electrical energy storage. Electrical energy is stored chemically in quinone molecules having multiple oxidation states, e.g., three or more. During charging of the battery, the quinone molecules at one electrode are oxidized by emitting electrons and protons, and the quinone molecules at the other electrode are reduced by accepting electrons and protons. These reactions are reversed to deliver electrical energy. The invention also provides additional high and low potential quinones that are useful in rechargeable batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Brian HUSKINSON, Michael MARSHAK, Michael J. AZIZ, Roy G. GORDON, Alan ASPURU-GUZIK, Suleyman ER, Changwon SUH, Liuchuan TONG, Kaixiang LIN
  • Patent number: 10847829
    Abstract: The invention provides an electrochemical cell based on a new chemistry for a flow battery for large scale, e.g., gridscale, electrical energy storage. Electrical energy is stored chemically in quinone molecules having multiple oxidation states, e.g., three or more. During charging of the battery, the quinone molecules at one electrode are oxidized by emitting electrons and protons, and the quinone molecules at the other electrode are reduced by accepting electrons and protons. These reactions are reversed to deliver electrical energy. The invention also provides additional high and low potential quinones that are useful in rechargeable batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Brian Huskinson, Michael Marshak, Michael J. Aziz, Roy G. Gordon, Alan Aspuru-Guzik, Suleyman Er, Changwon Suh, Liuchuan Tong, Kaixiang Lin
  • Patent number: 9966622
    Abstract: The invention provides an electrochemical cell based on a new chemistry for a flow battery for large scale, e.g., gridscale, electrical energy storage. Electrical energy is stored chemically at an electrochemical electrode by the protonation of small organic molecules called quinones to hydroquinones. The proton is provided by a complementary electrochemical reaction at the other electrode. These reactions are reversed to deliver electrical energy. A flow battery based on this concept can operate as a closed system. The flow battery architecture has scaling advantages over solid electrode batteries for large scale energy storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Brian Huskinson, Michael Marshak, Michael J. Aziz, Roy G. Gordon, Theodore A. Betley, Alan Aspuru-Guzik, Suleyman Er, Changwon Suh
  • Publication number: 20160248114
    Abstract: The invention provides an electrochemical cell based on a new chemistry for a flow battery for large scale, e.g., gridscale, electrical energy storage. Electrical energy is stored chemically in quinone molecules having multiple oxidation states, e.g., three or more. During charging of the battery, the quinone molecules at one electrode are oxidized by emitting electrons and protons, and the quinone molecules at the other electrode are reduced by accepting electrons and protons. These reactions are reversed to deliver electrical energy. The invention also provides additional high and low potential quinones that are useful in rechargeable batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Brian HUSKINSON, Michael MARSHAK, Michael J. AZIZ, Roy G. GORDON, Alan ASPURU-GUZIK, Suleyman ER, Changwon SUH, Liuchuan TONG, Kaixiang LIN
  • Publication number: 20160043423
    Abstract: The invention provides an electrochemical cell based on a new chemistry for a flow battery for large scale, e.g., gridscale, electrical energy storage. Electrical energy is stored chemically at an electrochemical electrode by the protonation of small organic molecules called quinones to hydroquinones. The proton is provided by a complementary electrochemical reaction at the other electrode. These reactions are reversed to deliver electrical energy. A flow battery based on this concept can operate as a closed system. The flow battery architecture has scaling advantages over solid electrode batteries for large scale energy storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Brian HUSKINSON, Michael MARSHAK, Michael J. AZIZ, Roy G. GORDON, Theodore A. BETLEY, Alan ASPURU-GUZIK, Suleyman ER, Changwon SUH
  • Publication number: 20150243991
    Abstract: The invention provides an electrochemical cell based on a new chemistry for a flow battery for large scale, e.g., grid-scale, electrical energy storage. Electrical energy is stored chemically at an electrochemical electrode by the protonation of small organic molecules called quinones to hydroquinones. The proton is provided by a complementary electrochemical reaction at the other electrode. These reactions are reversed to deliver electrical energy. A flow battery based on this concept can operate as a closed system. The flow battery architecture has scaling advantages over solid electrode batteries for large scale energy storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Brian Huskinson, Michael Marshak, Michael J. Aziz, Roy G. Gordon, Theodore A. Betley, Alan Aspuru-Guzik, Suleyman Er, Changwon Suh
  • Publication number: 20130230794
    Abstract: A catalytic electrode may include a complex oxide deposited on a substrate. The complex oxide maybe an oxide of an alloy of ruthenium and another less expensive metal, including without limitation cobalt and manganese. The percentage of ruthenium in the complex oxide can be reduced to about 20 percent or less, while still allowing the electrode to maintain adequate electrocatalytic activity during redox reactions at the electrode. Electrodes can be synthesized using RuCo oxides with ruthenium content reduced to about 5%, or using RuMn oxides having ruthenium content reduced to about 10%, while maintaining good catalytic activity. These electrodes may be used in electrochemical cells including without limitation fuel cells, flow batteries and regenerative fuel cells such as halogen fuel cells or hydrogen-halogen fuel cells. These electrodes may also be used in electrolytic cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
    Inventors: Sujit Kumar Mondal, Jason S. Rugolo, Brian Huskinson, Michael J. Aziz