Patents by Inventor Peter Pickup

Peter Pickup 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 incorporating a modified ion exchange membrane
    Publication number: 20040028977
    Abstract: The present invention provides a fuel cell that comprises a modified ion exchange membrane. The present invention additionally provides modified membranes produced by in situ polymerisation of monomers, such as aryls, heteroaryls, substituted aryls, substituted heteroaryls or a combination thereof, on and/or within an ion exchange membrane. The modified membranes can exhibit reduced permeability to fuel crossover in comparison to the unmodified membranes, often without a significant increase in ionic resistance. the present invention further provides methods for preparing and testing, or evaluating, the modified membranes and fuel cell comprising the modified membranes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventors: Peter Pickup, Zhigang Qi, Nengyou Jia