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Patents Related
to Microbial Fuel Cells and Microbial Electrolysis Cells
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technologies available for licensing.
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Penn State
Patents |
| Inventors (year) |
Details |
| Logan, B.E. (2010) |
Desalination
devices and methods. US Utility Patent App. 12/765,192,
filed April 22, 2010. |
| Logan, B.E., H. Liu, S.
Grot, and T. Mallouk (2010) |
A
bioelectrochemically assisted microbial reactor (BEAMR) that
generates hydrogen gas and methods to generate gas. U.S.
Patent No. 7,709,113 B2, issued 5/4/2010. |
| Logan, B.E., H. Liu, S.
Grot, and T. Mallouk (2009) |
A
bioelectrochemically assisted microbial reactor (BEAMR) that
generates hydrogen gas. U.S. Patent No. 7,491,453, issued
2/17/2009. |
| Logan, B.E. |
Materials and
configuration for scalable microbial fuel cells. U.S.
Utility Patent Appl. 11/799,149 filed 5/1/2007;
International (PCT) Patent Appl. PCT/US2007/068001 filed
5/2/2007 (Nationalized in Australia, Europe, Canada, China,
and India). |
| Cheng, S. and B.E. Logan
(2008) |
Electromethanogenic reactor and processes for methane
generation.” US Provisional Patent Appl. 61/074,296 filed
6/20/2008. |
| Logan, B.E., D. Call, M.
Merrill, and S. Cheng (2008) |
Cathodes for
microbial electrolysis cells and microbial fuel cells.” US
Provisional Patent Appl. 61/141,511, filed 12/30/08. |
| Logan, B.E., and S. Cheng
(2008) |
Electrodes and
methods for microbial fuel cells. U.S. Utility Patent Appl.
12/177,962 filed 7/23/2008. |
| Logan, B.E. (2007) |
Electrohydrogenic reactor for hydrogen gas production. U.S.
Utility Patent Appl. 12/145,722 filed 6/25/2008;
International (PCT) Patent Appl. PCT/US2008/068123, filed
6/25/2008. |
| Logan, B.E. (2007) |
Substrate-enhanced microbial fuel cells. U.S. Utility Patent
Appl. 11/799,194 filed 5/1/2007. |
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Other research
group patents that may be of interest |
| Rabaey et al. (2008) |
Microbial fuel
cells for oxidation of electron donors (US 2008/0220292) |
| Keller et al. (2008) |
Microbial fuel
cell. (WO 2008/109911 A1) |
| Bergel et al. (2006) |
Fuel cell
using biofilms as catalyst for the cathode reaction an/or
the anode reaction. (US 2006/0234110). |
| Feron et al. (2005) |
Fuel cell
using in the cathode compartment and optionally in the anode
compartment oxydoreductase enzymes. (US 2005/0164073) |
| Rozendal et al. |
Process for
producing hydrogen. US 7,439,047, (WO 20081021), |
| Kim et al. (1999) |
Mediator-less biofuel cell.
US Patent 5,976,719 |
| Alberte et al. (2001) |
Alberte, R., H.J. Bright, C. Reimers,
and L.M. Tender. Method and apparatus for generating power
from voltage gradients at sediment-water interfaces. WO 01/39306 A1 |
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