Patents by Inventor Todd Gregory DEUTSCH

Todd Gregory DEUTSCH 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).

  • Passivating window and capping layer for photoelectrochemical cells
    Patent number: 10927466
    Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure is a photoelectrochemical device that includes a first cell that includes a first semiconductor alloy, a capping layer that includes a second semiconductor alloy, and a passivating layer that includes a third semiconductor alloy, where the passivating layer is positioned between the first cell and the capping layer, and at least a portion of the capping layer is configured to be in direct contact with an electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Todd Gregory Deutsch, Myles Aaron Steiner, Daniel Joseph Friedman, James Luke Young, Ryan Matthew France, John A. Turner, Henning Döscher
  • DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL WATER SPLITTING
    Publication number: 20200115810
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a photoelectrochemical electrode that includes an absorber layer having a quantum well, where the photoelectrochemical electrode is configured to perform a first reaction defined as, 4H?+4e?2H2, or a second reaction defined as, 2H2OO2+4H++4e?, when the photoelectrochemical electrode is configured to be in contact with water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Myles Aaron Steiner, Daniel Joseph Friedman, John David Simon, Todd Gregory Deutsch, James Luke Young, Isabel Barraza Alvarez
  • Devices and methods for photoelectrochemical water splitting
    Patent number: 10087535
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to photoelectrochemical devices and systems for capturing the energy of electromagnetic radiation and utilizing the captured energy for electrolysis to produce hydrogen gas and oxygen gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Joseph Friedman, Todd Gregory Deutsch, John A. Turner, Henning Doscher, James Luke Young, Myles Steiner, Ryan Matthew France
  • PASSIVATING WINDOW AND CAPPING LAYER FOR PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
    Publication number: 20180051379
    Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure is a photoelectrochemical device that includes a first cell that includes a first semiconductor alloy, a capping layer that includes a second semiconductor alloy, and a passivating layer that includes a third semiconductor alloy, where the passivating layer is positioned between the first cell and the capping layer, and at least a portion of the capping layer is configured to be in direct contact with an electrolyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Todd Gregory Deutsch, Myles Aaron Steiner, Daniel Joseph Friedman, James Luke Young, Ryan Matthew France, John A. Turner, Henning Döscher
  • DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL WATER SPLITTING
    Publication number: 20160281247
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to photoelectrochemical devices and systems for capturing the energy of electromagnetic radiation and utilizing the captured energy for electrolysis to produce hydrogen gas and oxygen gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel Joseph FRIEDMAN, Todd Gregory DEUTSCH, John A. TURNER, Henning DOSCHER, James Luke YOUNG, Myles STEINER, Ryan Matthew FRANCE