Patents by Inventor Peter R. Strutt
Peter R. Strutt 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).
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Publication number: 20160293965Abstract: A method of preparing a solid oxide fuel cell, including plasma spraying onto a substrate a fully molten multi-oxide ceramic material; and quenching said molten ceramic material to form a layer of a far-from-equilibrium, metastable structure selected from the group consisting of nanocrystalline, nanocomposite and amorphous. The multi-oxide ceramic material can form the anode, cathode and/or electrolyte layers of a solid oxide fuel cell. The electrolyte layer has a matrix of the ceramic material, and is impervious and serves as a fast oxygen ion conductor. The electrolyte layer has a matrix of the ceramic material and a dopant dispersed therein in an amount substantially greater than its equilibrium solubility in the ceramic matrix. The anode layer includes a continuous surface area metallic phase in which electron conduction is provided by the metallic phase and the multi-oxide ceramic matrix provides ionic conduction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2016Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventors: Peter R. Strutt, Bernard H. Kear
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Patent number: 9368820Abstract: A solid oxide fuel cell has anode, cathode and electrolyte layers each formed essentially of a multi-oxide ceramic material and having a far-from-equilibrium, metastable structure selected from the group consisting of nanocrystalline, nanocomposite and amorphous. The electrolyte layer has a matrix of the ceramic material, and is impervious and serves as a fast oxygen ion conductor. The electrolyte layer has a matrix of the ceramic material and a dopant dispersed therein in an amount substantially greater than its equilibrium solubility in the ceramic matrix. The anode layer includes a continuous surface area metallic phase in which electron conduction is provided by the metallic phase and the multi-oxide ceramic matrix provides ionic conduction.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2012Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: NANO CELL SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Peter R. Strutt, Bernard H. Kear
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Patent number: 9172097Abstract: An electrode assembly for a solid oxide fuel cell, the electrode assembly including a porous ceramic oxide matrix and an array of fluid conduits. The porous ceramic oxide matrix includes a labyrinth of reinforcing walls interconnected to one another. Each of the fluid conduits is formed from the porous ceramic oxide matrix and has an external surface with a plurality of struts projecting outwardly therefrom and an internal surface defining a first passage for flowing a first fluid therethrough. The struts are configured to connect the fluid conduits to one another and the external surfaces and the struts define a second passage around the fluid conduits for flowing a second fluid therethrough.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2013Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: NANOCELL SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Peter R. Strutt, Benard H Kear
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Publication number: 20130302516Abstract: An electrode assembly for a solid oxide fuel cell, the electrode assembly including a porous ceramic oxide matrix and an array of fluid conduits. The porous ceramic oxide matrix includes a labyrinth of reinforcing walls interconnected to one another. Each of the fluid conduits is formed from the porous ceramic oxide matrix and has an external surface with a plurality of struts projecting outwardly therefrom and an internal surface defining a first passage for flowing a first fluid therethrough. The struts are configured to connect the fluid conduits to one another and the external surfaces and the struts define a second passage around the fluid conduits for flowing a second fluid therethrough.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2013Publication date: November 14, 2013Inventors: Peter R. Strutt, Bernard H. Kear
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Patent number: 8486585Abstract: An electrode assembly for a solid oxide fuel cell, the electrode assembly including a porous ceramic oxide matrix and an array of fluid conduits. The porous ceramic oxide matrix includes a labyrinth of reinforcing walls interconnected to one another. Each of the fluid conduits is formed from the porous ceramic oxide matrix and has an external surface with a plurality of struts projecting outwardly therefrom and an internal surface defining a first passage for flowing a first fluid therethrough. The struts are configured to connect the fluid conduits to one another and the external surfaces and the struts define a second passage around the fluid conduits for flowing a second fluid therethrough.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2012Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Inventors: Peter R. Strutt, Bernard H. Kear
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Publication number: 20130143144Abstract: A solid oxide fuel cell has anode, cathode and electrolyte layers each formed essentially of a multi-oxide ceramic material and having a far-from-equilibrium, metastable structure selected from the group consisting of nanocrystalline, nanocomposite and amorphous. The electrolyte layer has a matrix of the ceramic material, and is impervious and serves as a fast oxygen ion conductor. The electrolyte layer has a matrix of the ceramic material and a dopant dispersed therein in an amount substantially greater than its equilibrium solubility in the ceramic matrix. The anode layer includes a continuous surface area metallic phase in which electron conduction is provided by the metallic phase and the multi-oxide ceramic matrix provides ionic conduction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2012Publication date: June 6, 2013Inventors: Peter R. Strutt, Bernard H. Kear
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Patent number: 8334079Abstract: A solid oxide fuel cell has anode, cathode and electrolyte layers each formed essentially of a multi-oxide ceramic material and having a far-from-equilibrium, metastable structure selected from the group consisting of nanocrystalline, nanocomposite and amorphous. The electrolyte layer has a matrix of the ceramic material, and is impervious and serves as a fast oxygen ion conductor. The electrolyte layer has a matrix of the ceramic material and a dopant dispersed therein in an amount substantially greater than its equilibrium solubility in the ceramic matrix. The anode layer includes a continuous surface area metallic phase in which electron conduction is provided by the metallic phase and the multi-oxide ceramic matrix provides ionic conduction.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2004Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: NanoCell Systems, Inc.Inventors: Peter R. Strutt, Bernard H. Kear
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Publication number: 20120225373Abstract: An electrode assembly for a solid oxide fuel cell, the electrode assembly including a porous ceramic oxide matrix and an array of fluid conduits. The porous ceramic oxide matrix includes a labyrinth of reinforcing walls interconnected to one another. Each of the fluid conduits is formed from the porous ceramic oxide matrix and has an external surface with a plurality of struts projecting outwardly therefrom and an internal surface defining a first passage for flowing a first fluid therethrough. The struts are configured to connect the fluid conduits to one another and the external surfaces and the struts define a second passage around the fluid conduits for flowing a second fluid therethrough.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2012Publication date: September 6, 2012Applicant: NanoCell Systems, Inc.Inventors: Peter R. Strutt, Bernard H. Kear
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Patent number: 8173327Abstract: An electrode assembly for a solid oxide fuel cell, the electrode assembly including a porous ceramic oxide matrix and an array of fluid conduits. The porous ceramic oxide matrix includes a labyrinth of reinforcing walls interconnected to one another. Each of the fluid conduits is formed from the porous ceramic oxide matrix and has an external surface with a plurality of struts projecting outwardly therefrom and an internal surface defining a first passage for flowing a first fluid therethrough. The struts are configured to connect the fluid conduits to one another and the external surfaces and the struts define a second passage around the fluid conduits for flowing a second fluid therethrough.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2007Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Inventors: Peter R. Strutt, Bernard H. Kear
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Patent number: 7537636Abstract: A method of making a superfine alloy comprises: incorporating a grain growth inhibitor polymeric precursor into a composition for synthesis of a superfine material; synthesizing the superfine material from the composition comprising the incorporated precursor; incorporating an alloy additive into the composition for synthesis of the superfine material before synthesizing the superfine material, or alternatively, into the as-synthesized superfine material to produce a superfine alloy-grain growth inhibitor polymeric precursor composite; and treating the superfine alloy-grain growth inhibitor polymeric precursor composite to convert the grain growth inhibitor polymeric precursor to a grain growth inhibitor.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2007Date of Patent: May 26, 2009Assignee: Inframat CorporationInventors: Danny T. Xiao, Chris W. Strock, Donald M. Wang, Peter R. Strutt
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Publication number: 20090104495Abstract: An electrode assembly for a solid oxide fuel cell, the electrode assembly including a porous ceramic oxide matrix and an array of fluid conduits. The porous ceramic oxide matrix includes a labyrinth of reinforcing walls interconnected to one another. Each of the fluid conduits is formed from the porous ceramic oxide matrix and has an external surface with a plurality of struts projecting outwardly therefrom and an internal surface defining a first passage for flowing a first fluid therethrough. The struts are configured to connect the fluid conduits to one another and the external surfaces and the struts define a second passage around the fluid conduits for flowing a second fluid therethrough.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2007Publication date: April 23, 2009Inventors: Peter R. Strutt, Bernard H. Kear
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Patent number: 7238219Abstract: A superfine material made by incorporation of an inorganic polymer precursor of a grain growth inhibitor into intermediates useful for the production of superfine materials. The precursor/nanostructured material composite is optionally heat treated at a temperature below the grain growth temperature of the superfine material in order to more effectively disperse the precursor. The composites are then heat treated at a temperature effective to decompose the precursor and to form superfine materials having grain growth inhibitors uniformly distributed at the grain boundaries. Synthesis of the inorganic polymer solution comprises forming an inorganic polymer from a solution of metal salts, filtering the polymer, and drying. Alloying additives as well as grain growth inhibitors may be incorporated into the superfine materials.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2003Date of Patent: July 3, 2007Assignee: Inframat CorporationInventors: Danny T. Xiao, Chris W. Strock, Donald M. Wang, Peter R. Strutt
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Patent number: 6630257Abstract: A method for the synthesis of an electrode, and the resulting article therefrom, comprising coating an active material feedstock with an additive material suitable for preventing thermal decomposition of said feedstock during thermal spray, thermal spraying the coated feedstock onto a substrate for an electrode, thereby forming a coating on the substrate, thereby providing an electrode.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2000Date of Patent: October 7, 2003Assignee: U.S. Nanocorp.Inventors: Hui Ye, Christopher Strock, Tongsan Xiao, Peter R. Strutt, David E. Reisner
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Nanostructured feeds for thermal spray systems, method of manufacture, and coatings formed therefrom
Patent number: 6579573Abstract: This invention relates to methods whereby nanoparticle liquid suspensions are used in conventional thermal spray deposition for the fabrication of high-quality nanostructured coatings. Ultrasound is used for disintegration of the as-synthesized particle agglomerates, nanoparticle dispersion in liquid media, and liquid precursor atomization.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 1999Date of Patent: June 17, 2003Assignees: The University of Connecticut, Rutgers The State University of New JerseyInventors: Peter R. Strutt, Bernard H. Kear, Ross F. Boland -
Patent number: 6576036Abstract: A superfine material made by incorporation of an inorganic polymer precursor of a grain growth inhibitor into intermediates useful for the production of superfine materials. The precursor/nanostructured material composite is optionally heat treated at a temperature below the grain growth temperature of the superfine material in order to more effectively disperse the precursor. The composites are then heat treated at a temperature effective to decompose the precursor and to form superfine materials having grain growth inhibitors uniformly distributed at the grain boundaries. Synthesis of the inorganic polymer solution comprises forming an inorganic polymer from a solution of metal salts, filtering the polymer, and drying. Alloying additives as well as grain growth inhibitors may be incorporated into the superfine materials.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2001Date of Patent: June 10, 2003Assignee: Inframat CorporationInventors: Danny T. Xiao, Chris W. Strock, Donald M. Wang, Peter R. Strutt
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NANOSTRUCTURED FEEDS FOR THERMAL SPRAY SYSTEMS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURE, AND COATINGS FORMED THEREFROM
Publication number: 20030077398Abstract: This invention relates to methods whereby nanoparticle liquid suspensions are used in conventional thermal spray deposition for the fabrication of high-quality nanostructured coatings. Ultrasound is used for disintegration of the as-synthesized particle agglomerates, nanoparticle dispersion in liquid media, and liquid precursor atomization.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 1999Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventors: PETER R. STRUTT, BERNARD H. KEAR, ROSS F. BOLAND -
Patent number: 6517802Abstract: A chemical synthetic route for nanostructured materials that is scalable to large volume production, comprising spray atomization of a reactant solution into a precursor solution to form a nanostructured oxide or hydroxide precipitate. The precipitate is then heat-treated followed by sonication, or sonicated followed by heat treatment. This route yields nanostructured doped and undoped nickel hydroxide, manganese dioxide, and ytrria-stabilized zirconia. Unusual morphological superstructures may be obtained, including well-defined cylinders or nanorods, as well as a novel structure in nickel hydroxide and manganese dioxide, comprising assemblies of nanostructured fibers, assemblies of nanostructured fibers and agglomerates of nanostructured particles, and assemblies of nanostructured fibers and nanostructured particles. These novel structures have high percolation rates and high densities of active sites, rendering them particularly suitable for catalytic applications.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2000Date of Patent: February 11, 2003Assignees: The University of Connecticut, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyInventors: Tongsan D. Xiao, Peter R. Strutt, Bernard H. Kear, Huimin Chen, Donald M. Wang
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Publication number: 20020150694Abstract: A method for the synthesis of an electrode (1), and the resulting article (1) therefrom, comprising coating an active material feedstock (3) with an additive material suitable for preventing thermal decomposition of said feedstock (3) during thermal spray, thermal spraying the coated feedstock (3) onto a substrate (2) for an electrode, thereby forming a coating on the substrate (2), thereby providing an electrode (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2000Publication date: October 17, 2002Inventors: HUI YE, CHRISTOPHER STROCK, TONGSAN XIAO, PETER R. STRUTT, DAVID E. REISNER
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Patent number: 6447848Abstract: Thin films or coatings having a thickness of about 100 nanometers or larger are made of nanostructured particles which have a particle size less than 100 nm (i.e. 0.1 micron) by thermally spraying a solution of a liquid coating precursor feedstock onto a substrate to form the film or coating. By thermal spraying with different precursor feedstock solutions, coatings can be made with more than one layer. Also, by varying the composition of the precursor feedstock during spraying, a fine composition gradient coating can be formed which is made up of the same small nanoparticle size particles of less than, 100 nm. Many combinations of materials can be co-deposited and by applying an external energy source either during the coating process or during post deposition, the resulting coating can be modified.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 1998Date of Patent: September 10, 2002Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Gan-Moog Chow, Lynn K. Kurihara, T. Danny Xiao, Peter R. Strutt, Christopher W. Strock, Raymond A. Zatorski
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Publication number: 20020031658Abstract: Thin films or coatings having a thickness of about 100 nanometers or larger are made of nanostructured particles which have a particle size less than 100 nm (i.e. 0.1 micron) by thermally spraying a solution of a liquid coating precursor feedstock onto a substrate to form the film or coating. By thermal spraying with different precursor feedstock solutions, coatings can be made with more than one layer. Also, by varying the composition of the precursor feedstock during spraying, a fine composition gradient coating can be formed which is made up of the same small nanoparticle size particles of less than 100 nm. Many combinations of materials can be co-deposited and by applying an external energy source either during the coating process or during post deposition, the resulting coating can be modified.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2001Publication date: March 14, 2002Inventors: Gan-Moog Chow, Lynn K. Kurihara, T. Danny Xiao, Peter R. Strutt, Christopher W. Strock, Raymond A. Zatorski