James David Kinder

6855433, Feb 15, 2005

Jun 16, 2004

10/874008

Mary Ann B. Meador - Strongsville OH, US
James D. Kinder - Canfield OH, US

The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Washington DC

B32B027/28
C08L077/06

4284735, 428689, 525436, 528338

This invention is a series of mechanically resilient polymeric films, comprising rod-coil block polyimide copolymers, which are doped with a lithium compound providing lithium ion conductivity, that are easy to fabricate into mechanically resilient films with acceptable ionic or protonic conductivity at a variety of temperatures. The copolymers consists of short-rigid polyimide rod segments alternating with polyether coil segments. The rods and coil segments can be linear, branched or mixtures of linear and branched segments. The highly incompatible rods and coil segments phase separate, providing nanoscale channels for ion conduction. The polyimide segments provide dimensional and mechanical stability and can be functionalized in a number of ways to provide specialized functions for a given application. These rod-coil black polyimide copolymers are particularly useful in the preparation of ion conductive membranes for use in the manufacture of fuel cells and lithium based polymer batteries.

6881820, Apr 19, 2005

May 13, 2002

10/147477

Mary Ann B. Meador - Strongsville OH, US
James D. Kinder - Canfield OH, US

The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Washington DC

C08L079/08
C08G069/28
C08G069/40

528338, 525423, 523339, 523340

This invention is a series of rod-coil block polyimide copolymers that are easy to fabricate into mechanically resilient films with acceptable ionic or protonic conductivity at a variety of temperatures. The copolymers consist of short-rigid polyimide rod segments alternating with polyether coil segments. The rods and coil segments can be linear, branched or mixtures of linear and branched segments. The highly incompatible rods and coil segments phase separate, providing nanoscale channels for ion conduction. The polyimide segments provide dimensional and mechanical stability and can be functionalized in a number of ways to provide specialized functions for a given application. These rod-coil black polyimide copolymers are particularly useful in the preparation of ion conductive membranes for use in the manufacture of fuel cells and lithium based polymer batteries.

7704622, Apr 27, 2010

Aug 26, 2004

10/926457

Maryann B. Meador - Strongsville OH, US
James D. Kinder - Canfield OH, US

The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Washington DC

H01M 8/10

429 30, 205420, 205431, 429 33, 428 28, 428 38

This invention relates to a series of organic/inorganic hybrid polymers that are easy to fabricate into dimensionally stable films with good ion-conductivity over a wide range of temperatures for use in a variety of applications. The polymers are prepared by the reaction of amines, preferably diamines and mixtures thereof with monoamines with epoxy-functionalized alkoxysilanes. The products of the reaction are polymerized by hydrolysis of the alkoxysilane groups to produce an organic-containing silica network. Suitable functionality introduced into the amine and alkoxysilane groups produce solid polymeric membranes which conduct ions for use in fuel cells, high-performance solid state batteries, chemical sensors, electrochemical capacitors, electro-chromic windows or displays, analog memory devices and the like.

20080311448, Dec 18, 2008

Apr 25, 2008

12/110255

Dominic Francis Gervasio - Fountain Hills CA, US
James Kinder - Bellevue WA, US

Arizona Board of Regents for and on behalf of Arizona State University - Scottsdale AZ

H01M 8/18
H01M 8/10
H01M 8/04

429 19, 429 30, 429 24

High temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells and techniques related thereto that involve alternative materials. For example, in one aspect, a device includes a high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell comprising one or more metal anodes or cathodes.

20120034601, Feb 9, 2012

Aug 14, 2009

13/121031

Frederic Zenhausern - Fountain Hills AZ, US
Ralf Lenigk - Chandler AZ, US
James Kinder - Bellevue WA, US
Jianing Yang - Tempe AZ, US

C12Q 1/68
C08F 283/12
B01D 15/08
G01N 33/50
C12M 1/00

435 61, 436 94, 4352831, 4353061, 422527, 521 54

Methods, apparatuses, and systems for collecting samples using hybrid porous materials that include an organic material and an inorganic material. A method for sample collection includes contacting a hybrid porous material and a biological sample to the porous material. The hybrid porous material includes an inorganic material and an organic material. The method includes placing the porous material with the attached sample in a liquid medium, wherein the sample is separated from the porous material in the liquid medium to form a separated sample, and collecting the separated sample in the medium.

63037033, Oct 16, 2001

Oct 13, 1999

9/418216

James D. Kinder - Canfield OH
Larry J. Baldwin - Berea OH
James L. Dever - Medina OH
Kevin M. Sonby - Cleveland OH
Daniel P. Taylor - Chagrin Falls OH

Ferro Corporation - Cleveland OH

C08F 832

5253337

The present invention provides a new and improved method of producing halogen-free oligomeric olefin monoamines which avoids the use of costly high-pressure and high-temperature equipment. In one embodiment the method comprises epoxidizing a specific class of oligomeric olefins to provide an epoxidized oligomeric olefin, converting the epoxidized oligomeric olefin to an aldehyde, converting the aldehyde to an oxime and then converting the oxime to an amine. Alternatively, the aldehyde may be formed directly from the oligomeric olefin. In an alternative embodiment, the method comprises converting the aldehyde to a formamide intermediate, and then using hydrolysis to convert the formamide to the oligomeric olefin monoamine. In another preferred embodiment the method includes converting an oligomeric olefin directly to an aldehyde, converting the aldehyde to an oxime and then reducing the oxime to provide the oligomeric olefin monoamine.

20190112067, Apr 18, 2019

Oct 16, 2017

15/784995

- CHICAGO IL, US
James D. Kinder - Renton WA, US
Onofre Andrade - Distrito de Eugenio de Melo, BR

B64D 37/00
B64D 45/00
G08G 5/00
G01N 9/36

An aircraft is provided that includes a fuel storage tank for aviation fuel, and avionics systems interconnected by an avionics bus. The fuel storage tank receives aviation fuel during a fuel uplift for a flight according to a flight plan that includes and depends on a predicted fuel burn determined based on a reference lower heating value (LHV) of the aviation fuel. The avionics systems include temperature and density sensors, and a flight management system (FMS). The temperature and density sensors measure respectively the temperature and density of the aviation fuel. The FMS receives the measurements, estimates an actual LHV that is different from the reference LHV based on the measurements, and determines an adjusted predicted fuel burn for the flight based on the predicted fuel burn and the actual LHV. The FMS displays the adjusted predicted fuel burn and enable adjustment of the flight plan based thereon.