Patents by Inventor Richard T. Whipple

Richard T. Whipple 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).

  • Publication number: 20040028989
    Abstract: Provided is an electrochemical device having an electron source and a hydrogen peroxide solution for reaction to accept the electrons, the device with an anode compartment and a cathode compartment, including (a) a cathode electrode having an area, which can be adjustable, in contact with the cathode compartment of AC; and (b) an anode electrode having an area, which can be adjustable, in contact with the anode compartment of AA, wherein either the cathode or anode electrode area or both are adjustable, such that AC/AA=EAR is adjustable, and wherein, where jEC is the anode current provided by the electron carrier, and jTOS is a diffusion-limited current density for a reaction by oxygen in an oxygen saturated said hydrogen peroxide solution, EAR is selected such that either
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2002
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventors: Hoi-Cheong Steve Sun, Richard T. Whipple, Steven Alan Lipp, Yongchi Tian
  • Publication number: 20030198858
    Abstract: Still further provided is a fuel cell with an anode compartment and a cathode compartment comprising: in the anode compartment, an anode electrode and, integrated into biocompatible membrane tethered to the anode electrode, a redox enzyme that can receive electrons from an electron carrier; in the cathode compartment, a cathode electrode which, when a conductive pathway to the first electrode is formed, is effective to convey the electrons to an electron acceptor composition in the cathode compartment; and a barrier separating the anode compartment from the cathode compartment but effective to convey protons from the anode compartment to the cathode compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2002
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventors: Hoi-Cheong Steve Sun, Richard T. Whipple, Steven Alan Lipp, Susan Klatskin
  • Publication number: 20030198859
    Abstract: In one embodiment, provided is a fuel cell with an anode compartment and a cathode compartment comprising: in the anode compartment, an anode electrode and one or more dehydrogenase enzymes effective to transfer electrons from a C1 compound comprising carbon, oxygen and hydrogen (optionally consisting of carbon, oxygen and hydrogen) to electron carrier(s), and wherein or further comprising one of the following:
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2002
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventors: Rosalyn Ritts, Hoi-Cheong Steve Sun, Richard T. Whipple, Steven Alan Lipp, Susan Klatskin, Mary Louise Ippolito, Grzegorz Kaganowicz, Michael James Liberatore
  • Publication number: 20030129469
    Abstract: Also provided is a fuel cell system comprising (1) a fuel cell with an anode compartment and a cathode compartment adapted to operate with a least one liquid consumable comprising (i) a liquid fuel composition or (ii) liquid electron acceptor composition, and: (2) one or both of (a) a fuel reservoir comprising liquid fuel composition separated from the anode compartment by a porous membrane that is selected to not be wetted by either the liquid fuel composition or a solvent/solution with which the anode chamber is adapted to operate or (b) a liquid fuel composition reservoir separated from the cathode compartment by a porous membrane that is selected to not be wetted by either the liquid fuel composition or a composition with which the cathode chamber is adapted to operate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventors: Hoi-Cheong Steve Sun, Peter James Coyle, Rosalyn Ritts, Steven Alan Lipp, Richard T. Whipple, Grzegorz Kaganowicz
  • Publication number: 20030113606
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a biocompatible membrane, solutions useful for producing a biocompatible membrane and fuel cells which can utilize biocompatible membranes produced from a synthetic polymer material consisting of at least one block copolymer and optionally at least one additive and a polypeptide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Rosalyn Ritts, Hoi-Cheong Steve Sun, Richard T. Whipple, Steven Alan Lipp, Susan Klatskin, Mary Louise Ippolito, Grzegorz Kaganowicz
  • Publication number: 20030087144
    Abstract: Additionally provided is a fuel cell with an anode compartment, a cathode compartment and a barrier separating the anode compartment from the cathode compartment but effective to convey protons from the anode compartment to the cathode compartment, comprising in the anode compartment, one or more anode electrodes and, one or more dehydrogenase enzymes effective to transfer electrons from a C1 compound to electron carrier(s), wherein one or more of the said enzyme(s) are covalently linked to surface(s) within the anode compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2002
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Inventors: Hoi-Cheong Steve Sun, Richard T. Whipple, Rosalyn Ritts, Steven Alan Lipp, Yongchi Tian, Susan Klatskin, Grzegorz Kaganowicz