Patents by Inventor Thorsten Baumann

Thorsten Baumann 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).

  • COseparator for direct methanol fuel cell system
    Patent number: 8871396
    Abstract: A CO2 separator for a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) includes a single-layered membrane or a multi-layered membrane. In addition, (i) the membrane has a plurality of diffusion channels extending from an inside of the membrane to an outside of the membrane facing the inside, and mean diameters of the diffusion channels on the outside of the membrane are at least three-times greater than mean diameters of the diffusion channels on the inside of the membrane; and (ii) the inside and the outside of the membrane, and inner surfaces of the diffusion channels are hydrophobic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Matthias Bronold, Thorsten Baumann, Marco Gruner, Immanuel Rosenfeld
  • CO2 SEPARATOR FOR DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20080166602
    Abstract: A CO2 separator for a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) includes a single-layered membrane or a multi-layered membrane. In addition, (i) the membrane has a plurality of diffusion channels extending from an inside of the membrane to an outside of the membrane facing the inside, and mean diameters of the diffusion channels on the outside of the membrane are at least three-times greater than mean diameters of the diffusion channels on the inside of the membrane; and (ii) the inside and the outside of the membrane, and inner surfaces of the diffusion channels are hydrophobic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Matthias Bronold, Thorsten Baumann, Marco Gruner, Immanuel Rosenfeld