Patents by Inventor Michael Gotz

Michael Gotz 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).

  • Fuel cell anode for the oxidation of methanol
    Patent number: 6146782
    Abstract: A fuel cell anode for the oxidation of methanol, which contains at least one platinum metal or alloys of platinum metals as the primary, catalytically active component. The anode is characterized in that it also contains transition metal complexes of phthalocyanine or substituted phthalocyanines as cocatalyst, these amplifying the catalytic effect of the platinum metals and their alloys for the anodic oxidation of methanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: Degussa-Huls Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hartmut Wendt, Michael Gotz