Patents by Inventor Clare Reimers

Clare Reimers 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).

  • Method and apparatus for generating power from voltage gradients at sediment-water interfaces
    Patent number: 6913854
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating power from voltage gradients at sediment-water interfaces or within stratified euxinic water-columns is provided. Natural voltage gradients typically exist at and about sediment-water interfaces or in isolated water bodies. One electrode (anode) is positioned in the sediment or water just below the redox boundary and the other electrode (cathode) is positioned in the water above the redox boundary over the first electrode. The anode is lower in voltage than the cathode. Current will flow when the electrodes are connected through a load, and near-perpetual generating of worthwhile power may be sustained by the net oxidation of organic matter catalyzed by microorganisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignees: Rutgers, The State University of NJ, The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Randall Alberte, Harold J. Bright, Clare Reimers, Leonard M. Tender