Patents by Inventor Niccolo V. Aieta

Niccolo V. Aieta 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).

  • Polymer electrolytes including heteropolyacids
    Patent number: 8206874
    Abstract: This disclosure provides polymer electrolytes, polymer electrolyte membranes (PEM's) and membrane electrode assemblies (MEA's) such as may be useful in fuel cells which contain or comprise polyoxometalates (POM's) or heteropolyacids (HPA's). In some embodiments the polyoxometalate, it's counterions or both may comprise Mn and/or Ce. In some embodiments the polymer electrolyte is fluorinated. In some embodiments the polymer electrolyte comprises a second acidic functional group other than a polyoxometalate. In another aspect, the present disclosure provides methods of making polymer electrolytes including methods which comprising a step of copolymerizing monomers comprising a covalently bound polyoxometalates and methods which comprise a step of covalently attaching a polyoxometalate to the polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Steven J. Hamrock, Matthew H. Frey, Michael A. Yandrasits, Gregory M. Haugen, Andrew M. Herring, James L. Horan, Niccolo V. Aieta
  • POLYMER ELECTROLYTES INCLUDING HETEROPOLYACIDS
    Publication number: 20090208809
    Abstract: This disclosure provides polymer electrolytes, polymer electrolyte membranes (PEM's) and membrane electrode assemblies (MEA's) such as may be useful in fuel cells which contain or comprise polyoxometalates (POM's) or heteropolyacids (HPA's). In some embodiments the polyoxometalate, it's counterions or both may comprise Mn and/or Ce. In some embodiments the polymer electrolyte is fluorinated. In some embodiments the polymer electrolyte comprises a second acidic functional group other than a polyoxometalate. In another aspect, the present disclosure provides methods of making polymer electrolytes including methods which comprising a step of copolymerizing monomers comprising a covalently bound polyoxometalates and methods which comprise a step of covalently attaching a polyoxometalate to the polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventors: Steven J. HAMROCK, Matthew H. FREY, Michael A. YANDRASITS, Gregory M. HAUGEN, Andrew M. HERRING, James L. HORAN, Niccolo V. AIETA