Patents by Inventor Steven J. DEREZINSKI, III

Steven J. DEREZINSKI, III 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).

  • Liquid anodes and fuels for production of metals from their oxides by molten salt electrolysis with a solid electrolyte
    Patent number: 9206516
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention is directed to liquid anodes and fuels for production of metals from their oxides. In one aspect, the invention relates apparatuses for producing a metal from a metal oxide comprising a cathode in electrical contact with an electrolyte, a liquid metal anode separated from the cathode and the electrolyte by a solid oxygen ion conducting membrane, a fuel inlet, and a power supply for establishing a potential between the cathode and the anode. In another aspect, the invention relates to methods for production of metals from their oxides comprising providing a cathode in electrical contact with a molten electrolyte, providing a liquid metal anode separated from the cathode and the molten electrolyte by a solid oxygen ion conducting membrane, providing a fuel inlet, delivering a gaseous fuel comprising hydrogen to the liquid metal anode via the fuel inlet, and establishing a potential between the cathode and the anode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Infinium, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Clayton Powell, Soobhankar Pati, Uday B. Pal, Steven J. Derezinski, III, Steve R. Tucker
  • LIQUID ANODES AND FUELS FOR PRODUCTION OF METALS FROM THEIR OXIDES BY MOLTEN SALT ELECTROLYSIS WITH A SOLID ELECTROLYTE
    Publication number: 20130186769
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention is directed to liquid anodes and fuels for production of metals from their oxides. In one aspect, the invention relates apparatuses for producing a metal from a metal oxide comprising a cathode in electrical contact with an electrolyte, a liquid metal anode separated from the cathode and the electrolyte by a solid oxygen ion conducting membrane, a fuel inlet, and a power supply for establishing a potential between the cathode and the anode. In another aspect, the invention relates to methods for production of metals from their oxides comprising providing a cathode in electrical contact with a molten electrolyte, providing a liquid metal anode separated from the cathode and the molten electrolyte by a solid oxygen ion conducting membrane, providing a fuel inlet, delivering a gaseous fuel comprising hydrogen to the liquid metal anode via the fuel inlet, and establishing a potential between the cathode and the anode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Inventors: Adam Clayton POWELL, Soobhankar PATI, Uday B. PAL, Steven J. DEREZINSKI, III, Steve R. TUCKER