Patents by Inventor Robert B. Polack

Robert B. Polack 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).

  • PROCESS AND EQUIPMENT TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE CO2 EMISSIONS FROM DIRECT CARBON FUEL CELLS WITHOUT MATERIALLY INCREASING THE COST OF GENERATING ELECTRICITY
    Publication number: 20110045363
    Abstract: A carbon-based energy system including an apparatus for generating electricity and byproduct CO2, a photosynthesis bioreactor that converts CO2, and a CO2 storage unit. In one embodiment, the energy system includes a direct carbon fuel cell (DCFC), a photosynthetic bioreactor, and a thermoacoustic cooler. Also provided is a method for reducing CO2 emission in energy systems achieved by coupling a photosynthetic bioreactor and a CO2 storage system with an energy system wherein the CO2 produced by the energy system is converted to biomass during light hours and is stored during dark hours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: Contained Energy, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert B. Polack