Patents by Inventor Kuochih C. Hong

Kuochih C. Hong 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).

  • Hydrogen storage materials useful for heat pump applications
    Patent number: 4832913
    Abstract: Disclosed is a class of multicomponent, high capacity hydrogen storage materials suitable for use in a heat pump comprising titanium, vanadium, manganese and iron. The hydrogen storage materials are disordered, multiphase, polycrystalline materials which are predominately vanadium and comprise at least a major crystalline phase substantially surrounded by an intergranular phase, with one or more inclusion phases. The materials are characterized by a Bragg x-ray diffraction pattern with a major peak occurring 43 degrees 2 theta. Also disclosed are processes for making the class of materials and a heat pump system utilizing at least one such material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1989
    Assignee: Energy Conversion Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Kuochih C. Hong, Krishna Sapru