Patents by Inventor John F. Neighoff

John F. Neighoff 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).

  • Electrochemical sensor
    Patent number: 7147761
    Abstract: An electrode for use in an electrochemical sensor includes a catalyst dispersed within an electrolyte. Preferably, the catalyst is immobilized within a matrix of the electrolyte. In one embodiment, the electrode of the present invention includes at least one catalyst/electrolyte layer having a mixture of a powdered catalyst, a powdered, quasi-solid electrolyte and a binder material compressed together. The quasi-solid electrolyte can include a liquid electrolyte immobilized by a high-surface-area, high-pore-volume solid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Mine Safety Appliances Company
    Inventors: Brian K. Davis, Towner B. Scheffler, Louis J. Busby, Jr., John F. Neighoff, Jr.
  • Electrochemical sensor
    Publication number: 20030038029
    Abstract: An electrode for use in an electrochemical sensor includes a catalyst dispersed within an electrolyte. Preferably, the catalyst is immobilized within a matrix of the electrolyte. In one embodiment, the electrode of the present invention includes at least one catalyst/electrolyte layer having a mixture of a powdered catalyst, a powdered, quasi-solid electrolyte and a binder material compressed together. The quasi-solid electrolyte can include a liquid electrolyte immobilized by a high-surface-area, high-pore-volume solid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: Brian K. Davis, Towner B. Scheffler, Louis J. Busby, John F. Neighoff