Patents by Inventor Robin Pierce

Robin Pierce 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).

  • Patent number: 10008726
    Abstract: A process for forming a metal supported solid oxide fuel cell, the process comprising the steps of: a) applying a green anode layer including nickel oxide, copper oxide and a rare earth-doped ceria to a metal substrate; b) firing the green anode layer to form a composite including oxides of nickel, copper, and a rare earth-doped ceria; c) providing an electrolyte; and d) providing a cathode. Metal supported solid oxide fuel cells comprising an anode a cathode and an electrolyte, wherein the anode includes nickel, copper and a rare earth-doped ceria, fuel cell stacks and uses of these fuel cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Ceres Intellectual Property Company Limited
    Inventors: Robert Leah, Mike Lankin, Robin Pierce, Adam Bone
  • Patent number: 10003080
    Abstract: A process for forming a metal supported solid oxide fuel cell is provided. The process can include the steps of: a) applying a green anode layer including nickel oxide and a rare earth-doped ceria to a metal substrate; b) prefiring the anode layer under non-reducing conditions to form a composite; c) firing the composite in a reducing atmosphere to form a sintered cermet; d) providing an electrolyte; and e) providing a cathode; wherein the reducing atmosphere comprises an oxygen source, a metal supported solid oxide fuel cell formed during this process, fuel cell stacks and the use of these fuel cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: CERES INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert Leah, Mike Lankin, Robin Pierce, Adam Bone
  • Publication number: 20160254549
    Abstract: A process for forming a metal supported solid oxide fuel cell, the process comprising the steps of: a) applying a green anode layer including nickel oxide, copper oxide and a rare earth-doped ceria to a metal substrate; b) firing the green anode layer to form a composite including oxides of nickel, copper, and a rare earth-doped ceria; c) providing an electrolyte; and d) providing a cathode. Metal supported solid oxide fuel cells comprising an anode a cathode and an electrolyte, wherein the anode includes nickel, copper and a rare earth-doped ceria, fuel cell stacks and uses of these fuel cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Robert Leah, Mike Lankin, Robin Pierce, Adam Bone
  • Patent number: 9236614
    Abstract: A process for forming a metal supported solid oxide fuel cell, the process comprising the steps of: a) applying a green anode layer including nickel oxide, copper oxide and a rare earth-doped ceria to a metal substrate; b) firing the green anode layer to form a composite including oxides of nickel, copper, and a rare earth-doped ceria; c) providing an electrolyte; and d) providing a cathode. Metal supported solid oxide fuel cells comprising an anode a cathode and an electrolyte, wherein the anode includes nickel, copper and a rare earth-doped ceria, fuel cell stacks and uses of these fuel cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Ceres Intellectual Property Company Limited
    Inventors: Robert Leah, Mike Lankin, Robin Pierce, Adam Bone
  • Publication number: 20150064596
    Abstract: A process for forming a metal supported solid oxide fuel cell is provided. The process can include the steps of: a) applying a green anode layer including nickel oxide and a rare earth-doped ceria to a metal substrate; b) prefiring the anode layer under non-reducing conditions to form a composite; c) firing the composite in a reducing atmosphere to form a sintered cermet; d) providing an electrolyte; and e) providing a cathode; wherein the reducing atmosphere comprises an oxygen source, a metal supported solid oxide fuel cell formed during this process, fuel cell stacks and the use of these fuel cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Ceres Intellectual Property Company Limited
    Inventors: Robert Leah, Mike Lankin, Robin Pierce, Adam Bone
  • Publication number: 20150064597
    Abstract: A process for forming a metal supported solid oxide fuel cell, the process comprising the steps of: a) applying a green anode layer including nickel oxide, copper oxide and a rare earth-doped ceria to a metal substrate; b) firing the green anode layer to form a composite including oxides of nickel, copper, and a rare earth-doped ceria; c) providing an electrolyte; and d) providing a cathode. Metal supported solid oxide fuel cells comprising an anode a cathode and an electrolyte, wherein the anode includes nickel, copper and a rare earth-doped ceria, fuel cell stacks and uses of these fuel cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Ceres Intellectual Property Company Limited
    Inventors: Robert Leah, Mike Lankin, Robin Pierce, Adam Bone
  • Publication number: 20050067277
    Abstract: A biosensor in which at least one reagent constitutes a portion of a working electrode, a conductive track leading from a working electrode to an electrical contact associated with a working electrode, or an electrical contact associated with a working electrode. For example, the biosensor can have a mediator or an enzyme or both incorporated into the working electrode itself. Other reagents can be dispensed on the electrode itself either directly or by impregnating a matrix, such as a mesh or a membrane, with the enzyme, and then placing the impregnated mesh or membrane over the electrode. Alternatively, the biosensor can have a mediator or an enzyme or both incorporated into the conductive track leading from the working electrode to an electrical contact associated with the working electrode. In another alternative, the biosensor can have a mediator or an enzyme or both incorporated into the electrical contact associated with the working electrode itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Robin Pierce, Shridhara Karika, Milind Nagale, Ross Meyer, W. Scott, Gurdial Sanghera