Patents by Inventor Mani Sindhuja

Mani Sindhuja 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).

  • Microbrial fuel cells
    Patent number: 10230122
    Abstract: The present invention relates to microbial fuel cells, which can be prepared from easily available starting material. The microbial fuel cell of the present disclosure comprises an anode chamber having an anode and a cathode chamber having a cathode. The anode chamber is filled with a mixture comprising a buffer solution, nutrients and a microbial inoculum. The cathode chamber is filled with a catholyte mediator and an electron mediator. The cathode chamber and the anode chamber are connected with each other via a salt bridge; the cathode and the anode is connected through an external electrical circuit, with the anode chamber sealed to maintain anaerobic condition and the cathode chamber is maintained in aerobic condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: SRM UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Saravana Kumar, Harinipriya Seshadri, Mani Sindhuja
  • Microbial fuel cells
    Publication number: 20170012314
    Abstract: The present invention relates to microbial fuel cells, which can be prepared from easily available starting material. The microbial fuel cell of the present disclosure comprises an anode chamber having an anode and a cathode chamber having a cathode. The anode chamber is filled with a mixture comprising a buffer solution, nutrients and a microbial inoculum. The cathode chamber is filled with a catholyte mediator and an electron mediator. The cathode chamber and the anode chamber are connected with each other via a salt bridge; the cathode and the anode is connected through an external electrical circuit, with the anode chamber sealed to maintain anaerobic condition and the cathode chamber is maintained in aerobic condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Saravana Kumar, Harinipriya Seshadri, Mani Sindhuja