Patents by Inventor Francis Rourke

Francis Rourke 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).

  • Cathode for use in electrolytic cell
    Patent number: 6017430
    Abstract: A cathode wherein the electrocatalytically-active outer layer is of substantially uniform thickness and has contours which are at least substantially the same as the contours of the substrate immediately underlying it. The electrode may be prepared by depositing the electrocatalytically-active outer layer by physical vapour deposition. The electrocatalytically-active outer layer comprises (a) cerium and/or cerium oxide and at least one non-noble Group 8 metal or (b) platinum and/or platinum oxide and ruthenium and/or ruthenium oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries PLC
    Inventors: David Ronald Hodgson, Francis Rourke