Patents by Inventor Lance L. Stewart

Lance L. Stewart 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: 5141828
    Abstract: Improvements are disclosed for electrochemical cells of the type comprising at least two bipolar electrodes, with a space occurring between adjacent electrodes which contains a liquid electrolyte. Improvement include forming improved plates for the electrodes from a thermoplastic polymer containing carbon black, wherein the electrodes are formed by dissolving the polymer in a suitable solvent, mixing carbon black with the solvent solution of the polymer, evaporating the solvent from the polymer solution containing the dispersed carbon black, pulverizing the resultant mixture of polymer and carbon black to form a powder, and pressing the powder at an elevated temperature into the improved plates. There is further disclosed, improvements in the formation of electrochemically active material on the plates of the bipolar electrodes, as well as improved separators for positioning between the bipolar electrodes and improved means for sealing the spaces between bipolar electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1992
    Assignee: Brigham Young University
    Inventors: Douglas N. Bennion, Rodney M. Lafollette, Lance L. Stewart