Patents by Inventor Cui Hengdong

Cui Hengdong 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).

  • Mixed Ionic and Electronic Conducting Membrane
    Publication number: 20100015014
    Abstract: A composite membrane includes a mixed ionic and electronic conducting membrane; and an porous catalyst layer on at least one surface of the membrane, said electrocatalytic layer comprised of an oxygen ion conductor and electronic conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Srikanth Gopalan, Uday B. Pal, Karthikeyan Annamalai, Cui Hengdong
  • Composite mixed oxide ionic and electronic conductors for hydrogen separation
    Patent number: 7588626
    Abstract: A mixed ionic and electronic conducting membrane includes a two-phase solid state ceramic composite, wherein the first phase comprises an oxygen ion conductor and the second phase comprises an n-type electronically conductive oxide, wherein the electronically conductive oxide is stable at an oxygen partial pressure as low as 10?20 atm and has an electronic conductivity of at least 1 S/cm. A hydrogen separation system and related methods using the mixed ionic and electronic conducting membrane are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Trustees of Boston University
    Inventors: Srikanth Gopalan, Uday B. Pal, Annamalai Karthikeyan, Cui Hengdong
  • Composite mixed oxide ionic and electronic conductors for hydrogen separation
    Publication number: 20060191408
    Abstract: A mixed ionic and electronic conducting membrane includes a two-phase solid state ceramic composite, wherein the first phase comprises an oxygen ion conductor and the second phase comprises an n-type electronically conductive oxide, wherein the electronically conductive oxide is stable at an oxygen partial pressure as low as 10?20 atm and has an electronic conductivity of at least 1 S/cm. A hydrogen separation system and related methods using the mixed ionic and electronic conducting membrane are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2005
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Applicant: Trustees of Boston University
    Inventors: Srikanth Gopalan, Uday Pal, Annamalai Karthikeyan, Cui Hengdong