Patents by Inventor Jeffrey W. Beeman

Jeffrey W. Beeman 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).

  • Solar fuel generator including a catalytic mesh
    Patent number: 11208322
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to a solar fuel generator. In one aspect, a device includes a photovoltaic cell, the photovoltaic cell having a first surface and a second surface, a mesh disposed on the first surface of the photovoltaic cell, and a polymer disposed on the mesh and on the first surface of the photovoltaic cell. The mesh has a catalyst disposed thereon. The polymer covers the first surface of the photovoltaic cell, with at least a portion of the mesh not being covered with the polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Karl A. Walczak, Jeffrey W. Beeman, Ian D. Sharp
  • SOLAR FUEL GENERATOR INCLUDING A CATALYTIC MESH
    Publication number: 20190144271
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to a solar fuel generator. In one aspect, a device includes a photovoltaic cell, the photovoltaic cell having a first surface and a second surface, a mesh disposed on the first surface of the photovoltaic cell, and a polymer disposed on the mesh and on the first surface of the photovoltaic cell. The mesh has a catalyst disposed thereon. The polymer covers the first surface of the photovoltaic cell, with at least a portion of the mesh not being covered with the polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Karl A. Walczak, Jeffrey W. Beeman, Ian D. Sharp