Patents by Inventor James E. Rourke

James E. 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).

  • Anode-matrix composite for molten carbonate fuel cell
    Patent number: 4297419
    Abstract: A molten carbonate fuel cell anode-matrix composite and a molten carbonate fuel cell including such composite are described. The anode-matrix material comprises carbonate electrolyte in intimate combination with ceria anode-matrix material. The anode-matrix material shows substantially no phase change or reaction with the electrolyte after at least 2000 hours under molten carbonate fuel cell operating conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1980
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1981
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Richard C. Nickols, Jr., John C. Trocciola, James E. Rourke