Patents by Inventor Brian Patrick Gorman

Brian Patrick Gorman 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).

  • Hybrid perovskite bulk photovoltaic effect devices and methods of making the same
    Patent number: 10770604
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a perovskite crystal having a ferroelectric domain aligned substantially parallel to a reference axis. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the perovskite crystal may include ABX3, where A is a first cation, B is a second cation, and X is an anion. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, A may include an alkyl ammonium cation. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, B may include a metal element. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the metal element may include lead. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, X may include a halogen. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the perovskite crystal may include methylammonium lead iodide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Lauren Marie Garten, David Todd Moore, David Samuel Ginley, Brian Patrick Gorman
  • HYBRID PEROVSKITE BULK PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECT DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20180277695
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a perovskite crystal having a ferroelectric domain aligned substantially parallel to a reference axis. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the perovskite crystal may include ABX3, where A is a first cation, B is a second cation, and X is an anion. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, A may include an alkyl ammonium cation. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, B may include a metal element. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the metal element may include lead. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, X may include a halogen. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the perovskite crystal may include methylammonium lead iodide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Lauren Marie Garten, David Todd Moore, David Samuel Ginley, Brian Patrick Gorman