Patents by Inventor Joshua Spurgeon

Joshua Spurgeon 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: 11390954
    Abstract: Systems and methods for the electrochemical conversion of COT to multi-carbon products are provided. Each system and method comprises a sequence of multiple, independently optimized electrochemical reaction steps that take place in separate reaction chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua Spurgeon
  • Patent number: 11142837
    Abstract: Electrocatalysts of formula Al?x,BxO3??, wherein A=a metal with an acid-stable oxide and B=a platinum-group-metal (PGM), are provided, as are methods of making the electrocatalysts via rapid plasma oxidation, methods of using the electrocatalysts to catalyze e.g. oxygen evolution reactions (OERs), and devices comprising the electrocatalysts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Spurgeon, Mahendra K. Sunkara
  • Publication number: 20210079537
    Abstract: Systems and methods for the electrochemical conversion of COT to multi-carbon products are provided. Each system and method comprises a sequence of multiple, independently optimized electrochemical reaction steps that take place in separate reaction chambers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventor: Joshua SPURGEON
  • Publication number: 20200102661
    Abstract: Electrocatalysts of formula Al?x,BxO3??, wherein A=a metal with an acid-stable oxide and B=a platinum-group-metal (PGM), are provided, as are methods of making the electrocatalysts via rapid plasma oxidation, methods of using the electrocatalysts to catalyze e.g. oxygen evolution reactions (OERs), and devices comprising the electrocatalysts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Joshua Spurgeon, Mahendra K. Sunkara
  • Patent number: 10337107
    Abstract: Hydrogen gas as a power source is obtained from gaseous water, including seawater vapor existing abundantly at near-surface levels of the oceans or humid air over land. An integrated system of photovoltaic cells for capturing and harnessing solar energy is combined with a water vapor electrolysis system comprising an electrolyzer with an anode compartment and a cathode compartment separated by a proton exchange membrane. The photovoltaic aspects of the system convert the energy of the sun to drive electrolysis of gaseous water from the environment. The electrolyzer aspects include an anode, a cathode, and a proton exchange membrane. At the anode, oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts oxidize H2O to oxygen gas and protons, the latter being diffused through a membrane (e.g., a solid polymer electrolyte membrane such as Nafion).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventor: Joshua Spurgeon
  • Publication number: 20170321329
    Abstract: Hydrogen gas as a power source is obtained from gaseous water, including seawater vapor existing abundantly at near-surface levels of the oceans or humid air over land. An integrated system of photovoltaic cells for capturing and harnessing solar energy is combined with a water vapor electrolysis system comprising an electrolyzer with an anode compartment and a cathode compartment separated by a proton exchange membrane. The photovoltaic aspects of the system convert the energy of the sun to drive electrolysis of gaseous water from the environment. The electrolyzer aspects include an anode, a cathode, and a proton exchange membrane. At the anode, oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts oxidize H2O to oxygen gas and protons, the latter being diffused through a membrane (e.g., a solid polymer electrolyte membrane such as Nafion).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventor: Joshua Spurgeon