Patents by Inventor Sunil Kumar GIRTHAR

Sunil Kumar GIRTHAR 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).

  • Plant-soil battery
    Patent number: 10985410
    Abstract: A plant-soil battery includes a plant body, a soil layer in which the plant body is planted, an anode electrode disposed in the soil layer and including microorganisms that degrade glucose discharged from the plant body to generate electrons, and a cathode electrode disposed in the soil layer to receive the electrons. The plant-soil battery is capable of supplying energy for 24 hours a day, is harmless to the environment, can be easily moved and installed, and has an adjustable generating capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: DONGGUK UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Sunil Kumar Girthar, Hee-Chang Jeon, Tae-Won Kang
  • PLANT-SOIL BATTERY
    Publication number: 20190181507
    Abstract: A plant-soil battery includes a plant body, a soil layer in which the plant body is planted, an anode electrode disposed in the soil layer and including microorganisms that degrade glucose discharged from the plant body to generate electrons, and a cathode electrode disposed in the soil layer to receive the electrons. The plant-soil battery is capable of supplying energy for 24 hours a day, is harmless to the environment, can be easily moved and installed, and has an adjustable generating capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Sunil Kumar GIRTHAR, Hee-Chang JEON, Tae-Won KANG