Patents by Inventor Walter Kothe

Walter Kothe 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).

  • System and method for splitting water
    Patent number: 8652319
    Abstract: A system and a method for cleaving water by means of hyperpolarization, the system has a first electrode and at least one additional electrode; at least one porous ferroelectric layer arranged between the first and the additional electrode; as well as an AC voltage or pulsed DC voltage source. With this method it is possible to cleave the water economically into hydrogen and oxygen and obtain gases for technical purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Inventors: Walter Kothe, Harald Adam, Dieter Gruetzmann
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPLITTING WATER
    Publication number: 20090026089
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and a method for cleaving water by means of hyperpolarisation, the system comprising a first electrode and at least one additional electrode; at least one porous ferroelectric layer arranged between the first and the additional electrode; as well as an AC voltage or pulsed DC voltage source. With the method according to the present invention it is possible to cleave the water economically into hydrogen and oxygen and obtain gases for technical purposes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: Hermsdorfer Institut Fuer Technische Keramik E.V. (HITK)
    Inventors: Walter Kothe, Harald Adam, Dieter Gruetzmann