Patents by Inventor Joel Rosenthal

Joel Rosenthal 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).

  • Patent number: 10875840
    Abstract: A method for catalytically converting a dihydrotetrazine 1 into a tetrazine 2, wherein one R group on the dihydrotetrazine 1 is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl, heteroaryl, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, carbonyl, or heteroatom-containing group, and the other R group is selected from the group consisting of H and substituted or unsubstituted aryl, heteroaryl, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, carbonyl,- or heteroatom-containing groups; 1, 2 wherein the method comprises oxidizing dihydrotetrazine 1 in a reaction medium in the presence of a catalyst and a stoichiometric oxidant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
    Inventors: Joseph Fox, Xinqiao Jia, Will Trout, Joel Rosenthal, Han Zhang, Yinzhi Fang, Colin Thorpe, Shuang Liu, Yixin Xie
  • Publication number: 20170130347
    Abstract: The invention provides a system and a process that allow for the selective electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide with high energy efficiency, using a cathode comprised of tin in combination with an anode comprised of platinum. The electrolysis system may be comprised of a single or two compartment cell and may employ an organic electrolyte or an ionic liquid electrolyte. The invention permits the storage of solar, wind or conventional electric energy by converting carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide and liquid fuels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: University of Delaware
    Inventors: Joel Rosenthal, Jonnathan Medina-Ramos, John L. DiMeglio, Thomas P. Keane
  • Patent number: 9624589
    Abstract: The invention provides a system and a process that allow for the selective electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide with high energy efficiency, using a cathode comprised of bismuth in combination with an anode such as an anode comprised of platinum. The electrolysis system may be comprised of a single or two compartment cell and may employ an organic electrolyte or an ionic liquid electrolyte. The invention permits the storage of solar, wind or conventional electric energy by converting carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide and liquid fuels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
    Inventors: Joel Rosenthal, John L. DiMeglio, Jonnathan Medina-Ramos
  • Publication number: 20140262792
    Abstract: The invention provides a system and a process that allow for the selective electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide with high energy efficiency, using a cathode comprised of bismuth in combination with an anode such as an anode comprised of platinum. The electrolysis system may be comprised of a single or two compartment cell and may employ an organic electrolyte or an ionic liquid electrolyte. The invention permits the storage of solar, wind or conventional electric energy by converting carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide and liquid fuels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: University of Delaware
    Inventors: John L. DiMeglio, Jonnathan Medina-Ramos, Joel Rosenthal