Patents by Inventor John Gust Jr.

John Gust Jr. 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).

  • Methods for use of a photobiofuel cell in production of hydrogen and other materials
    Publication number: 20070184309
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for the in situ production of hydrogen and for the synthesis of high value/energy chemical products from low value/energy organic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventors: John Gust Jr, Ana Moore, Thomas Moore, Alicia Brune
  • Enzyme-based photoelectrochemical cell for electric current generation
    Publication number: 20050123823
    Abstract: The invention provides a photobiological fuel cell converting chemical energy possessed by a carbon-containing compound and light energy into electrical energy. A positive electrode (24) and a negative electrode (23) provided with an electrolyte (26) interposed between them are arranged as constituents. An electromotive force is generated across the positive electrode (24) and the negative electrode (23) by an oxidation reaction involving an electrochemical reception of electrons from carbon-containing compound by an external electric circuit via the intermediacy of a photosensitizer molecule excited by light, an oxidation-reduction mediator, catalytic enzymes, and reduction reactions at a positive electrodes (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2002
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: John Gust Jr., Thomas Moore, Ana Moore, Linda Garza