Patents by Inventor Laurids E. Ross

Laurids E. Ross 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).

  • Wick-and-pool electrodes for electrochemical cell
    Patent number: 4065602
    Abstract: An electrode system includes a reservoir of liquid-metal reactant, and a wick extending from a submersed location within the reservoir into the molten electrolyte of an electrochemical cell structure. The wick is flooded with the liquid metal and thereby serves as one electrode within the cell. This electrode system has application in high-temperature batteries employing molten alkali metals or their alloys as active material within an electrode submersed within a molten salt electrolyte. It also can be used in electrochemical cells where the purification, separation or electrowinning of liquid metals is accomplished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1977
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Energy Research and Development Administration
    Inventors: Michael F. Roche, Suzan M. Faist, James G. Eberhart, Laurids E. Ross
  • Wick-and-pool electrodes for electrochemical cell
    Patent number: RE30392
    Abstract: An electrode system includes a reservoir of liquid-metal reactant, and a wick extending from a submersed location within the reservoir into the molten electrolyte of an electrochemical cell structure. The wick is flooded with the liquid metal and thereby serves as one electrode within the cell. This electrode system has application in high-temperature batteries employing molten alkali metals or their alloys as active material within an electrode submersed within a molten salt electrolyte. It also can be used in electrochemical cells where the purification, separation or electrowinning of liquid metals is accomplished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1978
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1980
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Michael F. Roche, Suzan M. Faist, James G. Eberhart, Laurids E. Ross