Patents by Inventor Parviz Parhami

Parviz Parhami 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).

  • Means of stabilizing electrolyte in a direct carbon-air fuel cell based on a molten metal hydroxide electrolyte
    Patent number: 8110314
    Abstract: A system and a method for suppressing the build up of metal carbonates in the electrolyte, using a porous cell separator is used to allow the use of different electrolyte compositions around the anode (anolyte) and the cathode (catholyte). This cell configuration enables the oxygen cathode to operate in a molten hydroxide electrolyte, and the carbon anode to operate in mixed carbonate-hydroxide melt, so that most of the advantages of using a molten hydroxide electrolyte will be retained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Scientific Applications and Research Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Strahinja Zecevic, Edward Patton, Parviz Parhami
  • RAPID WIRELESS PAIRING METHOD
    Publication number: 20100190444
    Abstract: This patent describes a method for rapidly and reliably pairing (connecting) wireless peripherals to target computers. The target computer emits an interrogation signal. After bringing the wireless peripheral in close proximity with the target computer, the peripheral detects the interrogation signal and transmits an identification signal. After receiving the identification signal the target computer establishes a connection between the peripheral and the computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventors: PARVIZ PARHAMI, Ken Grindall
  • Means of stabilizing electrolyte in a direct carbon-air fuel cell based on a molten metal hydroxide electrolyte
    Publication number: 20050282063
    Abstract: A system and a method for suppressing the build up of metal carbonates in the electrolyte, using a porous cell separator is used to allow the use of different electrolyte compositions around the anode (anolyte) and the cathode (catholyte). This cell configuration enables the oxygen cathode to operate in a molten hydroxide electrolyte, and the carbon anode to operate in mixed carbonate-hydroxide melt, so that most of the advantages of using a molten hydroxide electrolyte will be retained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventors: Strahinja Zecevic, Edward Patton, Parviz Parhami
  • Non-oxidizing hydrocarbon fuel reformer and a method of performing the same
    Publication number: 20050013772
    Abstract: A system and a method is provided for a hydrocarbon fuel reformer. The system and method include a technique for separating hydrocarbon fuels into smaller particles and/or droplets. Separating the hydrocarbon fuels into smaller particles and/or droplets allows for the hydrogen and carbons to be separated. The hydrocarbons are broken down into smaller particles and then dissociated into gaseous hydrogen and particulate carbon. Once dissociated, the mixture can be separated to produce hydrogen and carbon in elemental state for use as fuels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2004
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Inventors: Edward Patton, John Dering, James Thomas, Strahinja Zecevic, Parviz Parhami
  • Low-power/wideband transfer function measurement method and apparatus
    Patent number: 6526365
    Abstract: The invention is a method of measuring transfer functions of a physical system using a wideband excitation signal by exciting the system with a low-power, wide band input signal that has a rich frequency content over a wide band and using a stochastic process to derive a system transfer function over the excitation signal bandwidth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: Scientific Applications & Research Assiociates, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Marino, Parviz Parhami, John T. Robinson