Inventor
PEKALA RICHARD W
US50 patents
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UNIV CALIFORNIA
18 patentsUS5789338AAug 4, 1998
Process for producing carbon foams for energy storage devices
UNIV CALIFORNIA120 citations99
US5626977AMay 6, 1997
Composite carbon foam electrode
UNIV CALIFORNIA153 citations99
US5529971AJun 25, 1996
Carbon foams for energy storage devices
UNIV CALIFORNIA149 citations99
US5420168AMay 30, 1995
Method of low pressure and/or evaporative drying of aerogel
UNIV CALIFORNIA208 citations99
US5932185AAug 3, 1999
Method for making thin carbon foam electrodes
UNIV CALIFORNIA90 citations98
US5908896AJun 1, 1999
Organic aerogel microspheres
UNIV CALIFORNIA144 citations98
US5601938AFeb 11, 1997
Carbon aerogel electrodes for direct energy conversion
UNIV CALIFORNIA117 citations98
US5508341AApr 16, 1996
Organic aerogel microspheres and fabrication method therefor
UNIV CALIFORNIA177 citations98
US5898564AApr 27, 1999
Capacitor with a composite carbon foam electrode
UNIV CALIFORNIA41 citations96
US5744510AApr 28, 1998
Organic carbon aerogels from the sol-gel polymerization of phenolic-furfural mixtures
UNIV CALIFORNIA71 citations96
US5731360AMar 24, 1998
Compression molding of aerogel microspheres
UNIV CALIFORNIA53 citations96
US5556892ASep 17, 1996
Organic aerogels from the sol-gel polymerization of phenolic-furfural mixtures
UNIV CALIFORNIA69 citations96
US5476878ADec 19, 1995
Organic aerogels from the sol-gel polymerization of phenolic-furfural mixtures
UNIV CALIFORNIA85 citations96
US5402306AMar 28, 1995
Aquagel electrode separator for use in batteries and supercapacitors
UNIV CALIFORNIA55 citations96
US5358802AOct 25, 1994
Doping of carbon foams for use in energy storage devices
UNIV CALIFORNIA100 citations96
US6332990B1Dec 25, 2001
Method for fabricating composite carbon foam
UNIV CALIFORNIA28 citations93
US5393619AFeb 28, 1995
Cell separator for use in bipolar-stack energy storage devices
UNIV CALIFORNIA51 citations92
US5336274AAug 9, 1994
Method for forming a cell separator for use in bipolar-stack energy storage devices
UNIV CALIFORNIA9 citations73
AMTEK RES INTERNATIONAL LLC
14 patentsUS9847519B2Dec 19, 2017
Freestanding, dimensionally stable microporous webs
AMTEK RES INTERNATIONAL LLC10 citations79
US10975208B2Apr 13, 2021
Freestanding, dimensionally stable microporous webs
AMTEK RES INTERNATIONAL LLC2 citations68
US10199692B2Feb 5, 2019
Covalently cross-linked gel electrolytes
AMTEK RES INTERNATIONAL LLC2 citations65
US12187862B2Jan 7, 2025
Freestanding, dimensionally stable microporous webs
AMTEK RES INTERNATIONAL LLC0 citations58
US12155036B2Nov 26, 2024
Acid stratification mitigation, electrolytes, devices, and methods related thereto
AMTEK RES INTERNATIONAL LLC0 citations55
US11894517B2Feb 6, 2024
Acid stratification mitigation, electrolytes, devices, and methods related thereto
AMTEK RES INTERNATIONAL LLC0 citations55
US11746206B2Sep 5, 2023
Solidified, conformable porous composites and related devices, methods, and uses
AMTEK RES INTERNATIONAL LLC0 citations55
US11374227B2Jun 28, 2022
Dry process electrically conductive composite formation
AMTEK RES INTERNATIONAL LLC1 citations55
US12172137B2Dec 24, 2024
Microporous polyolefin membranes from bespoke solvents
AMTEK RES INTERNATIONAL LLC0 citations51
US11621456B2Apr 4, 2023
Laminable, dimensionally-stable microporous webs
AMTEK RES INTERNATIONAL LLC0 citations50
US11749844B2Sep 5, 2023
Instantaneously wettable polymer fiber sheet
AMTEK RES INTERNATIONAL LLC0 citations44
US10396330B2Aug 27, 2019
Porous granules containing mixture of rubber and silica powders
AMTEK RES INTERNATIONAL LLC0 citations44
US9997756B2Jun 12, 2018
Lead-acid battery separators with ultra low resistivity and sustained wettability
AMTEK RES INTERNATIONAL LLC0 citations43
US12597679B2Apr 7, 2026
Friction enhancing core surface of battery separator roll and related methods
AMTEK RES INTERNATIONAL LLC0 citations41
AMTEK RES INT LLC
5 patentsUS6524742B1Feb 25, 2003
Electrically conductive, freestanding microporous polymer sheet
AMTEK RES INT LLC72 citations93
US6704192B2Mar 9, 2004
Electrically conductive, freestanding microporous sheet for use in an ultracapacitor
AMTEK RES INT LLC31 citations92
US6586138B2Jul 1, 2003
Freestanding microporous separator including a gel-forming polymer
AMTEK RES INT LLC44 citations92
US7267909B2Sep 11, 2007
Battery separators containing reactive functional groups
AMTEK RES INT LLC0 citations52
US9748546B2Aug 29, 2017
High porosity silica-containing microporous sheets
AMTEK RES INT LLC0 citations32
US ENERGY
4 patentsUS4997804AMar 5, 1991
Low density, resorcinol-formaldehyde aerogels
US ENERGY277 citations99
US4873218AOct 10, 1989
Low density, resorcinol-formaldehyde aerogels
US ENERGY320 citations99
US5081163AJan 14, 1992
Melamine-formaldehyde aerogels
US ENERGY82 citations96
US4756898AJul 12, 1988
Low density microcellular carbon or catalytically impregnated carbon foams and process for their prepartion
US ENERGY41 citations92