Patents by Inventor Kevin Michael Metz

Kevin Michael Metz 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).

  • Metal-coated vertically aligned carbon nanofibers
    Patent number: 8491999
    Abstract: The present invention provides electrodes comprised of metal-coated vertically aligned carbon nanofibers. Arrays of vertically aligned carbon nanofibers provide highly accessible, high density templates having large electrochemically active surface areas that may be modified to further increase the surface area of the nanofibers. The methods of the present invention involve functionalizing the surface of the nanofibers and coating the functionalized surface with metal using electroless deposition. The resulting metal-coated nanofibers form highly stable and highly reproducible electrodes having very high surface areas. The electrodes of the present invention are expected to be useful in a variety of applications, including high-density energy storage, i.e., supercapacitors and fuel cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Kevin Michael Metz, Robert J. Hamers
  • Metal-coated vertically aligned carbon nanofibers
    Publication number: 20120107582
    Abstract: The present invention provides electrodes comprised of metal-coated vertically aligned carbon nanofibers. Arrays of vertically aligned carbon nanofibers provide highly accessible, high density templates having large electrochemically active surface areas that may be modified to further increase the surface area of the nanofibers. The methods of the present invention involve functionalizing the surface of the nanofibers and coating the functionalized surface with metal using electroless deposition. The resulting metal-coated nanofibers form highly stable and highly reproducible electrodes having very high surface areas. The electrodes of the present invention are expected to be useful in a variety of applications, including high-density energy storage, i.e., supercapacitors and fuel cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Kevin Michael Metz, Robert J. Hamers