Patents by Inventor Martin Janousek

Martin Janousek 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).

  • Publication number: 20230140227
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments may enable the maturing of spirits or other products. Various embodiments may provide methods for creating matured spirits from raw spirits in which the process steps are performed on a batch of spirits material. Various embodiments may include applying process controls, such as feed-forward controls, to achieve one or more desired parameters of the matured spirits. Various embodiments may include a spirits processor configured to create matured spirits from raw spirits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Martin JANOUSEK, Jordan SPITZER, Arne BALLANTINE, Sanjiv KAPOOR
  • Publication number: 20230106396
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments may enable maturing of spirits and other products. Various embodiments may be suitable for use in spirits refining businesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Martin JANOUSEK, Jordan SPITZER, Arne BALLANTINE, Sanjiv KAPOOR, Parke BALLANTINE, Stuart AARON
  • Publication number: 20230085925
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments may enable maturing of spirits and other products. Various embodiments may provide an in-line spirits processor in which the spirits being matured are not stirred, but rather continuously circulated during maturing. Various embodiments may provide an in-line spirits processor in which, wood additives, such as micro-staves, chips, powders, etc., as may be added in a cartridge (or canister) that is in-line with a spirit flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Martin JANOUSEK, Arne BALLANTINE, Thomas LORINCZ
  • Patent number: 11261516
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for depositing a metal layer adjacent to or on a substrate. Substrates may comprise, for example, one or more of iron, chromium, nickel, silicon, vanadium, titanium, boron, tungsten, aluminum, molybdenum, cobalt, manganese, zirconium, and niobium, oxides thereof, nitrides thereof, sulfides thereof, or any combination thereof. A substrate may be a steel substrate. A metal layer may be deposited via, for example, roll coating, vapor deposition, slurry deposition, or electrochemical deposition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: PUBLIC JOINT STOCK COMPANY “SEVERSTAL”
    Inventors: Zachary M. Detweiler, Joseph E. McDermott, Adam G. Thomas, Daniel E. Bullard, Martin Janousek
  • Patent number: 10669188
    Abstract: A seal composition includes a first alkaline earth metal oxide, a second alkaline earth metal oxide which is different from the first alkaline earth metal oxide, aluminum oxide, and silica in an amount such that molar percent of silica in the composition is at least five molar percent greater than two times a combined molar percent of the first alkaline earth metal oxide and the second alkaline earth metal oxide. The composition is substantially free of phosphorus oxide. The seal composition forms a glass ceramic seal which includes silica containing glass cores located in a crystalline matrix comprising barium aluminosilicate, and calcium aluminosilicate crystals located in the glass cores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ananda H. Kumar, Dien Nguyen, Martin Janousek, Tad Armstrong
  • Publication number: 20190153581
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for depositing a metal layer adjacent to or on a substrate. Substrates may comprise, for example, one or more of iron, chromium, nickel, silicon, vanadium, titanium, boron, tungsten, aluminum, molybdenum, cobalt, manganese, zirconium, and niobium, oxides thereof, nitrides thereof, sulfides thereof, or any combination thereof. A substrate may be a steel substrate. A metal layer may be deposited via, for example, roll coating, vapor deposition, slurry deposition, or electrochemical deposition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Zachary M. DETWEILER, Joseph E. MCDERMOTT, Adam G. THOMAS, Daniel E. BULLARD, Martin JANOUSEK
  • Publication number: 20180370844
    Abstract: A seal composition includes a first alkaline earth metal oxide, a second alkaline earth metal oxide which is different from the first alkaline earth metal oxide, aluminum oxide, and silica in an amount such that molar percent of silica in the composition is at least five molar percent greater than two times a combined molar percent of the first alkaline earth metal oxide and the second alkaline earth metal oxide. The composition is substantially free of phosphorus oxide. The seal composition forms a glass ceramic seal which includes silica containing glass cores located in a crystalline matrix comprising barium aluminosilicate, and calcium aluminosilicate crystals located in the glass cores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Ananda H. Kumar, Dien Nguyen, Martin Janousek, Tad Armstrong
  • Patent number: 10087103
    Abstract: A seal composition includes a first alkaline earth metal oxide, a second alkaline earth metal oxide which is different from the first alkaline earth metal oxide, aluminum oxide, and silica in an amount such that molar percent of silica in the composition is at least five molar percent greater than two times a combined molar percent of the first alkaline earth metal oxide and the second alkaline earth metal oxide. The composition is substantially free of phosphorus oxide. The seal composition forms a glass ceramic seal which includes silica containing glass cores located in a crystalline matrix comprising barium aluminosilicate, and calcium aluminosilicate crystals located in the glass cores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ananda H. Kumar, Dien Nguyen, Martin Janousek, Tad Armstrong
  • Patent number: 9799909
    Abstract: A solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) includes a cathode electrode, a solid oxide electrolyte, and an anode electrode. The electrolyte and/or electrode composition includes zirconia stabilized with (i) scandia, (ii) ceria, and (iii) at least one of yttria and ytterbia. The composition does not experience a degradation of ionic conductivity of greater than 15% after 4000 hrs at a temperature of 850° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tad Armstrong, Emad El Batawi, Martin Janousek, Manoj Pillai
  • Publication number: 20170190608
    Abstract: A seal composition includes a first alkaline earth metal oxide, a second alkaline earth metal oxide which is different from the first alkaline earth metal oxide, aluminum oxide, and silica in an amount such that molar percent of silica in the composition is at least five molar percent greater than two times a combined molar percent of the first alkaline earth metal oxide and the second alkaline earth metal oxide. The composition is substantially free of phosphorus oxide. The seal composition forms a glass ceramic seal which includes silica containing glass cores located in a crystalline matrix comprising barium aluminosilicate, and calcium aluminosilicate crystals located in the glass cores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Ananda H. Kumar, Dien Nguyen, Martin Janousek, Tad Armstrong
  • Patent number: 9660274
    Abstract: A component, such as a SOFC interconnect, and methods of making the component are provided using various chromium powders, including powder particles with a chromium core covered with an iron shell, a pre-alloyed Cr—Fe powder or a chromium powder produced by hydrogen reduction with hydrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Martin Janousek, Shivanand I. Majagi
  • Patent number: 9531015
    Abstract: A seal composition includes a first alkaline earth metal oxide, a second alkaline earth metal oxide which is different from the first alkaline earth metal oxide, aluminum oxide, and silica in an amount such that molar percent of silica in the composition is at least five molar percent greater than two times a combined molar percent of the first alkaline earth metal oxide and the second alkaline earth metal oxide. The composition is substantially free of boron oxide and phosphorus oxide. The seal composition forms a glass ceramic seal which includes silica containing glass cores located in a crystalline matrix comprising barium aluminosilicate, and calcium aluminosilicate crystals located in the glass cores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ananda H. Kumar, Dien Nguyen, Martin Janousek, Tad Armstrong
  • Publication number: 20160322663
    Abstract: A solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) includes a cathode electrode, a solid oxide electrolyte, and an anode electrode. The electrolyte and/or electrode composition includes zirconia stabilized with (i) scandia, (ii) ceria, and (iii) at least one of yttria and ytterbia. The composition does not experience a degradation of ionic conductivity of greater than 15% after 4000 hrs at a temperature of 850° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Tad Armstrong, Emad El Batawi, Martin Janousek, Manoj Pillai
  • Patent number: 9413024
    Abstract: A solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) includes a cathode electrode, a solid oxide electrolyte, and an anode electrode. The electrolyte and/or electrode composition includes zirconia stabilized with (i) scandia, (ii) ceria, and (iii) at least one of yttria and ytterbia. The composition does not experience a degradation of ionic conductivity of greater than 15% after 4000 hrs at a temperature of 850° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tad Armstrong, Emad El Batawi, Martin Janousek, Manoj Pillai
  • Publication number: 20160118674
    Abstract: A seal composition includes a first alkaline earth metal oxide, a second alkaline earth metal oxide which is different from the first alkaline earth metal oxide, aluminum oxide, and silica in an amount such that molar percent of silica in the composition is at least five molar percent greater than two times a combined molar percent of the first alkaline earth metal oxide and the second alkaline earth metal oxide. The composition is substantially free of boron oxide and phosphorus oxide. The seal composition forms a glass ceramic seal which includes silica containing glass cores located in a crystalline matrix comprising barium aluminosilicate, and calcium aluminosilicate crystals located in the glass cores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Ananda H. Kumar, Dien Nguyen, Martin Janousek, Tad Armstrong
  • Patent number: 9252434
    Abstract: A seal composition includes a first alkaline earth metal oxide, a second alkaline earth metal oxide which is different from the first alkaline earth metal oxide, aluminum oxide, and silica in an amount such that molar percent of silica in the composition is at least five molar percent greater than two times a combined molar percent of the first alkaline earth metal oxide and the second alkaline earth metal oxide. The composition is substantially free of boron oxide and phosphorus oxide. The seal composition forms a glass ceramic seal which includes silica containing glass cores located in a crystalline matrix comprising barium aluminosilicate, and calcium aluminosilicate crystals located in the glass cores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ananda H. Kumar, Dien Nguyen, Martin Janousek, Tad Armstrong
  • Publication number: 20140377121
    Abstract: A component, such as a SOFC interconnect, and methods of making the component are provided using various chromium powders, including powder particles with a chromium core covered with an iron shell, a pre-alloyed Cr—Fe powder or a chromium powder produced by hydrogen reduction with hydrogen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Martin Janousek, Shivanand I. Majagi
  • Patent number: 8840833
    Abstract: A component, such as a SOFC interconnect, and methods of making the component are provided using various chromium powders, including powder particles with a chromium core covered with an iron shell, a pre-alloyed Cr—Fe powder or a chromium powder produced by hydrogen reduction with hydrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Bloom Energy Corporation
    Inventors: Martin Janousek, Shivanand I. Majagi
  • Patent number: 8802331
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide methods for testing a fuel cell interconnect including the steps of providing a fuel cell interconnect and performing a non-destructive test on the fuel cell interconnect comprising at least one of detecting a magnetic response of the interconnect, calculating a volume by optically illuminating the interconnect, detecting an acoustic response of the interconnect, and detecting a thermal response of the interconnect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Bloom Energy Corporation
    Inventors: Harald Herchen, Martin Janousek
  • Publication number: 20140213426
    Abstract: A seal composition includes a first alkaline earth metal oxide, a second alkaline earth metal oxide which is different from the first alkaline earth metal oxide, aluminum oxide, and silica in an amount such that molar percent of silica in the composition is at least five molar percent greater than two times a combined molar percent of the first alkaline earth metal oxide and the second alkaline earth metal oxide. The composition is substantially free of boron oxide and phosphorus oxide. The seal composition forms a glass ceramic seal which includes silica containing glass cores located in a crystalline matrix comprising barium aluminosilicate, and calcium aluminosilicate crystals located in the glass cores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ananda H. Kumar, Dien Nguyen, Martin Janousek, Tad Armstrong