Patents by Inventor Sergei E. Smirnov

Sergei E. Smirnov 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).

  • Polymer gel electrolyte systems
    Patent number: 6468696
    Abstract: Disclosed is a polymer gel electrolyte system for use in an electrochemical cell, the system that includes a support structure comprising an aromatic polyether polymer film; and an electrolyte comprising an alkali metal salt in an organic solvent impregnated within said support structure. Advantageously, the system has an electrical conductivity from about 10−2 to about 10−3 &OHgr;cm−1 at about −30° C. to room temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Advanced Polymer Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Sventlana A. Siling, Sergei E. Smirnov, Alex Rapoport