Patents by Inventor Jon Drue Grandy

Jon Drue Grandy 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).

  • Electrode Assemblies, Plasma Apparatuses and Systems Including Electrode Assemblies, and Methods for Generating Plasma
    Publication number: 20090188898
    Abstract: Electrode assemblies for plasma reactors include a structure or device for constraining an arc endpoint to a selected area or region on an electrode. In some embodiments, the structure or device may comprise one or more insulating members covering a portion of an electrode. In additional embodiments, the structure or device may provide a magnetic field configured to control a location of an arc endpoint on the electrode. Plasma generating modules, apparatus, and systems include such electrode assemblies. Methods for generating a plasma include covering at least a portion of a surface of an electrode with an electrically insulating member to constrain a location of an arc endpoint on the electrode. Additional methods for generating a plasma include generating a magnetic field to constrain a location of an arc endpoint on an electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2008
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC
    Inventors: Peter Chuen Sun Kong, Jon Drue Grandy, Brent Alan Detering, Larry Douglas Zuck