Patents by Inventor Richard Collin Alkire

Richard Collin Alkire 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).

  • Electrolytic cell with bipolar electrodes
    Patent number: 4043891
    Abstract: In the electrodeposition of metals, the position and shape of the anode with respect to the cathode is critical for uniform deposition of the metal on the cathode. A bipolar electrode comprising a pair of electrically interconnected porous electrodes having surfaces of the metal to be deposited is interposed between the anode and the cathode. The bipolar porous electrode facing the cathode provides metal ions for deposition on the cathode and the bipolar porous electrode facing the anode is plated with metal ions formed at the anode. The position of the bipolar electrode may be periodically reversed, and uniform deposition on the cathode is obtained independent of the shape, size, and position of the anode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1977
    Assignee: Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated
    Inventors: Richard Collin Alkire, Werner Engelmaier, Thomas Jacob Kessler