Patents by Inventor Rebecca SHERBO

Rebecca SHERBO 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).

  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING CHEMICAL AND ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS
    Publication number: 20230257325
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for performing coupled chemical and electrochemical reactions are disclosed. An electrochemical cell has a first reaction chamber configured to perform a chemical reaction and an anode chamber configured to perform an electrochemical reaction. The first reaction chamber and the anode chamber are separated by a first membrane. The first membrane acts as a cathode of the cell, a hydrogen-selective layer and a catalyst. The first membrane may comprise a layer of palladium or a palladium alloy. An ion exchange membrane separates the first membrane and the anode chamber. The chemical and electrochemical reactions may respectively be hydrogenation and dehydrogenation reactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Curtis BERLINGUETTE, Rebecca SHERBO
  • Methods and apparatus for performing chemical and electrochemical reactions
    Patent number: 11667592
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for performing coupled chemical and electrochemical reactions are disclosed. An electrochemical cell has a first reaction chamber configured to perform a chemical reaction and an anode chamber configured to perform an electrochemical reaction. The first reaction chamber and the anode chamber are separated by a first membrane. The first membrane acts as a cathode of the cell, a hydrogen-selective layer and a catalyst. The first membrane may comprise a layer of palladium or a palladium alloy. An ion exchange membrane separates the first membrane and the anode chamber. The chemical and electrochemical reactions may respectively be hydrogenation and dehydrogenation reactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: The University of British Columbia
    Inventors: Curtis Berlinguette, Rebecca Sherbo
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING CHEMICAL AND ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS
    Publication number: 20210040017
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for performing coupled chemical and electrochemical reactions are disclosed. An electrochemical cell has a first reaction chamber configured to perform a chemical reaction and an anode chamber configured to perform an electrochemical reaction. The first reaction chamber and the anode chamber are separated by a first membrane. The first membrane acts as a cathode of the cell, a hydrogen-selective layer and a catalyst. The first membrane may comprise a layer of palladium or a palladium alloy. An ion exchange membrane separates the first membrane and the anode chamber. The chemical and electrochemical reactions may respectively be hydrogenation and dehydrogenation reactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Curtis BERLINGUETTE, Rebecca SHERBO