JAMES LEON KASCHMITTER
Pilots at Alisal St, Pleasanton, CA

2006002, Feb 2, 2006

Sep 16, 2005

11/229094

Ian Kaye - Livermore CA, US
James Kaschmitter - Pleasanton CA, US

UltraCell Corporation - Livermore CA

H01M 8/04, H01M 8/06

429022000, 429019000, 429013000

Described herein is a portable storage device that stores a hydrogen fuel source. The storage device includes a bladder that contains the hydrogen fuel source and conforms to the volume of the hydrogen fuel source. A housing provides mechanical protection for the bladder. The storage device also includes a connector that interfaces with a mating connector to permit transfer of the fuel source between the bladder and a device that includes the mating connector. The device may be a portable electronics device such as a laptop computer. Refillable hydrogen fuel source storage devices and systems are also described. Hot swappable fuel storage systems described herein allow a portable hydrogen fuel source storage device to be removed from a fuel processor or electronics device it provides the hydrogen fuel source to, without shutting down the receiving device or without compromising hydrogen fuel source provision.

5508341, Apr 16, 1996

Jul 8, 1993

8/089119

Steven T. Mayer - San Leandro CA
Fung-Ming Kong - Pleasanton CA
Richard W. Pekala - Pleasant Hill CA
James L. Kaschmitter - Pleasanton CA

Regents of the University of California - Oakland CA

C08L 6106

524596

Organic aerogel microspheres which can be used in capacitors, batteries, thermal insulation, adsorption/filtration media, and chromatographic packings, having diameters ranging from about 1 micron to about 3 mm. The microspheres can be pyrolyzed to form carbon aerogel microspheres. This method involves stirring the aqueous organic phase in mineral oil at elevated temperature until the dispersed organic phase polymerizes and forms nonsticky gel spheres. The size of the microspheres depends on the collision rate of the liquid droplets and the reaction rate of the monomers from which the aqueous solution is formed. The collision rate is governed by the volume ratio of the aqueous solution to the mineral oil and the shear rate, while the reaction rate is governed by the chemical formulation and the curing temperature.

5456763, Oct 10, 1995

Mar 29, 1994

8/219487

James L. Kaschmitter - Pleasanton CA
Thomas W. Sigmon - Beaverton OR

The Regents of the University of California - Oakland CA

H01L 3104, H01L 310368, H01L 3118

136258

A process for producing multi-terminal devices such as solar cells wherein a pulsed high energy source is used to melt and crystallize amorphous silicon deposited on a substrate which is intolerant to high processing temperatures, whereby to amorphous silicon is converted into a microcrystalline/polycrystalline phase. Dopant and hydrogenization can be added during the fabrication process which provides for fabrication of extremely planar, ultra shallow contacts which results in reduction of non-current collecting contact volume. The use of the pulsed energy beams results in the ability to fabricate high efficiency microcrystalline/polycrystalline solar cells on the so-called low-temperature, inexpensive plastic substrates which are intolerant to high processing temperatures.

5601938, Feb 11, 1997

Jan 21, 1994

8/183876

Steven T. Mayer - San Leandro CA
James L. Kaschmitter - Pleasanton CA
Richard W. Pekala - Pleasant Hill CA

Regents of the University of California - Oakland CA

H01M 496

429 40

A direct energy conversion device, such as a fuel cell, using carbon aerogel electrodes, wherein the carbon aerogel is loaded with a noble catalyst, such as platinum or rhodium and soaked with phosphoric acid, for example. A separator is located between the electrodes, which are placed in a cylinder having plate current collectors positioned adjacent the electrodes and connected to a power supply, and a pair of gas manifolds, containing hydrogen and oxygen positioned adjacent the current collectors. Due to the high surface area and excellent electrical conductivity of carbon aerogels, the problems relative to high polarization resistance of carbon composite electrodes conventionally used in fuel cells are overcome.

2006002, Feb 2, 2006

Sep 16, 2005

11/228906

Ian Kaye - Livermore CA, US
James Kaschmitter - Pleasanton CA, US

UltraCell Corporation - Livermore CA

H01M 8/04

429034000

Described herein is a portable storage device that stores a hydrogen fuel source. The storage device includes a bladder that contains the hydrogen fuel source and conforms to the volume of the hydrogen fuel source. A housing provides mechanical protection for the bladder. The storage device also includes a connector that interfaces with a mating connector to permit transfer of the fuel source between the bladder and a device that includes the mating connector. The device may be a portable electronics device such as a laptop computer. Refillable hydrogen fuel source storage devices and systems are also described. Hot swappable fuel storage systems described herein allow a portable hydrogen fuel source storage device to be removed from a fuel processor or electronics device it provides the hydrogen fuel source to, without shutting down the receiving device or without compromising hydrogen fuel source provision.

7401712, Jul 22, 2008

Sep 16, 2005

11/228693

Ian W. Kaye - Livermore CA, US
James L. Kaschmitter - Pleasanton CA, US

UltraCell Corporation - Livermore CA

H01M 8/00

222 3, 429 34

Described herein is a portable storage device that stores a hydrogen fuel source. The storage device includes a bladder that contains the hydrogen fuel source and conforms to the volume of the hydrogen fuel source. A housing provides mechanical protection for the bladder. The storage device also includes a connector that interfaces with a mating connector to permit transfer of the fuel source between the bladder and a device that includes the mating connector. The device may be a portable electronics device such as a laptop computer. Refillable hydrogen fuel source storage devices and systems are also described. Hot swappable fuel storage systems described herein allow a portable hydrogen fuel source storage device to be removed from a fuel processor or electronics device it provides the hydrogen fuel source to, without shutting down the receiving device or without compromising hydrogen fuel source provision.

5402306, Mar 28, 1995

May 4, 1993

8/057739

Steven T. Mayer - San Leandro CA
James L. Kaschmitter - Pleasanton CA
Richard W. Pekala - Pleasant Hill CA

Regents of the University of California - Oakland CA

H01G 900, C01B 3102, B01J 2002

361502

An electrode separator for electrochemical energy storage devices, such as a high energy density capacitor incorporating a variety of carbon foam electrodes. The separator is derived from an aquagel of resorcinol-formaldehyde and related polymers and containing ionically conducting electrolyte in the pores thereof.

5538564, Jul 23, 1996

Mar 18, 1994

8/214750

James L. Kaschmitter - Pleasanton CA

Regents of the University of California - Oakland CA

H01L 31068, H01L 3118

136255

Three dimensional deep contact amorphous silicon/microcrystalline silicon (a-Si/. mu. c-Si) solar cells which use deep (high aspect ratio) p and n contacts to create high electric fields within the carrier collection volume material of the cell. The deep contacts are fabricated using repetitive pulsed laser doping so as to create the high aspect p and n contacts. By the provision of the deep contacts which penetrate the electric field deep into the material where the high strength of the field can collect many of the carriers, thereby resulting in a high efficiency solar cell.

2006002, Feb 2, 2006

Sep 16, 2005

11/228794

Ian Kaye - Livermore CA, US
James Kaschmitter - Pleasanton CA, US

UltraCell Corporation - Livermore CA

H01M 8/04, H01M 8/06

429034000, 429019000, 429013000

Described herein is a portable storage device that stores a hydrogen fuel source. The storage device includes a bladder that contains the hydrogen fuel source and conforms to the volume of the hydrogen fuel source. A housing provides mechanical protection for the bladder. The storage device also includes a connector that interfaces with a mating connector to permit transfer of the fuel source between the bladder and a device that includes the mating connector. The device may be a portable electronics device such as a laptop computer. Refillable hydrogen fuel source storage devices and systems are also described. Hot swappable fuel storage systems described herein allow a portable hydrogen fuel source storage device to be removed from a fuel processor or electronics device it provides the hydrogen fuel source to, without shutting down the receiving device or without compromising hydrogen fuel source provision.

5636437, Jun 10, 1997

May 12, 1995

8/440168

James L. Kaschmitter - Pleasanton CA
Tri D. Tran - Livermore CA
John H. Feikert - Livermore CA
Steven T. Mayer - San Leandro CA

Regents of the University of California - Oakland CA

H01R 4300

29825

Fabrication of conductive solid porous carbon electrodes for use in batteries, double layer capacitors, fuel cells, capacitive dionization, and waste treatment. Electrodes fabricated from low surface area (<50 m. sup. 2 /gm) graphite and cokes exhibit excellent reversible lithium intercalation characteristics, making them ideal for use as anodes in high voltage lithium insertion (lithium-ion) batteries. Electrodes having a higher surface area, fabricated from powdered carbon blacks, such as carbon aerogel powder, carbon aerogel microspheres, activated carbons, etc. yield high conductivity carbon compositives with excellent double layer capacity, and can be used in double layer capacitors, or for capacitive deionization and/or waste treatment of liquid streams. By adding metallic catalysts to be high surface area carbons, fuel cell electrodes can be produced.