Ying Wu

6524542, Feb 25, 2003

Apr 12, 2001

09/833904

Steven C. Amendola - Ocean NJ
Michael T. Kelly - Plainsboro NJ
Ying Wu - Red Bank NJ

Millennium Cell, Inc. - Eatontown NJ

C01B 610

423286, 423287, 423288

Processes for synthesizing borohydride compounds with reduced energy requirements are disclosed.

6586563, Jul 1, 2003

Dec 18, 2001

10/022077

Jeffrey V. Ortega - Dover Township, Ocean County NJ
Ying Wu - Red Bank NJ
Steven C. Amendola - Ocean Township, Monmouth County NJ
Michael T. Kelly - Plainsboro Township, Middlesex County NJ

Millennium Cell, Inc. - Eatontown NJ

C08G 7908

528394, 528271, 528396

Processes for synthesizing borohydride compounds with reduced energy requirements and high efficiency are disclosed. The processes include the reaction of a base with a borane complex or diborane to produce a borohydride compound of formula YBH , where Y is a monovalent cationic moiety.

7108777, Sep 19, 2006

Mar 13, 2003

10/388197

Jianguo Xu - Wrightstown PA, US
Michael Kelly - Plainsboro NJ, US
Guido Pez - Allentown PA, US
Ying Wu - Red Bank NJ, US

Millennium Cell, Inc. - Eatontown NJ
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. - Allentown PA

C25C 3/02
C25B 1/14
C25B 1/16

205408, 205358, 205406, 205407

A process and electrolytic cell for reducing in an ionic alkali metal compound, the cell containing anode and cathode electrodes, by supplying an electrolyte containing the alkali metal compound to the cell, applying an electric voltage to the cell to reduce said alkali metal compound at the cathode, and passing hydrogen or a hydrogen containing gas to at least one electrode while the compound is reduced at the cathode.

20030092877, May 15, 2003

Dec 27, 2002

10/331674

Steven Amendola - Ocean NJ, US
Michael Kelly - Plainsboro NJ, US
Jeffrey Ortega - Dover NJ, US
Ying Wu - Red Bank NJ, US

C08G079/08

528/394000, 528/230000, 528/241000, 528/482000, 528/488000, 528/492000

The present invention relates to processes for producing borohydride compounds. In particular, the present invention provides efficient processes and compositions for the large-scale production of borohydride compounds of the formula YBHby the reaction of a boron-containing compound represented by the formula BXwith hydrogen or an aldehyde to obtain diborane and HX, and reacting the diborane with a Y-containing base selected from those represented by the formula YO, YOH and YCOto obtain YBHand YBO. Y is selected from the group consisting of the alkali metals, pseudo-alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, an ammonium ion, and quaternary amines of the formula NR, wherein each R is independently selected from hydrogen and a straight- or branched-chain Calkyl group, and X is selected from the group consisting of halide ions, —OH, —R′ and —OR′ groups, chalcogens, and chalcogenides, wherein R′ is a straight- or branched-chain Calkyl group.

20050132640, Jun 23, 2005

Dec 19, 2003

10/741199

Michael Kelly - Plainsboro NJ, US
Ying Wu - Red Bank NJ, US
Jason Brady - Red Bank NJ, US
M. Hawthorne - Encino CA, US

C10L001/32

044301000

The present invention relates to improved aqueous fuels for hydrogen generators and a method for using them in the production of hydrogen. The present invention also relates to a system of using the subject aqueous fuels to generate hydrogen gas for use in a fuel cell or other device. The subject fuels contain a mixture of boron hydrides, at least one of which is a metal salt, including metal borohydrides, higher boranes and metal higher boron hydrides. The subject aqueous fuels contain a mixture of boron hydrides having a positive ionic charge (IC) to boron ratio of between 0.2 and 0.4 or between 0.6 and 0.99. Preferred fuels contain a mixture of boron hydrides having an (IC) to boron ratio between 0.2 and 0.3 or between 0.7 and 0.8. Mixtures containing a metal borohydride also contain a metal hydroxide to stability it against premature hydrolysis in the aqueous fuel media.

20050238573, Oct 27, 2005

Apr 14, 2005

11/105549

Qinglin Zhang - Manalpan NJ, US
Richard Mohring - East Brunswick NJ, US
Ying Wu - Red Bank NJ, US

C01B003/02

423648100

A system is disclosed for hydrogen generation based on hydrolysis of solid chemical hydrides with the capability of controlled startup and stop characteristics wherein regulation of acid concentration, acid feed rate, or a combination of both control the rate of hydrogen generation. The system comprises a first chamber for storing a solid chemical hydride and a second chamber for storing an acidic reagent. The solid chemical hydride is a solid metal borohydride having the general formula MBH, where M is selected from the group consisting of alkali metal cations, alkaline earth metal cations, aluminum cation, zinc cation, and ammonium cation. The acidic reagent may comprise inorganic acids such as the mineral acids hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, and phosphoric acid, and organic acids such as acetic acid, formic acid, maleic acid, citric acid, and tartaric acid, or mixtures thereof.

20060169593, Aug 3, 2006

Mar 29, 2006

11/391315

Jianguo Xu - Wrightstown PA, US
Michael Kelly - Plainsboro NJ, US
Guido Pez - Allentown PA, US
Ying Wu - Red Bank NJ, US

C25C 3/02

205406000

A process and electrolytic cell for reducing in an ionic alkali metal compound, the cell containing anode and cathode electrodes, by supplying an electrolyte containing the alkali metal compound to the cell, applying an electric voltage to the cell to reduce said alkali metal compound at the cathode, and passing hydrogen or a hydrogen containing gas to at least one electrode while the compound is reduced at the cathode.

20060196112, Sep 7, 2006

Mar 2, 2005

11/068838

Grant Berry - Danbury CT, US
Jason Brady - Red Bank NJ, US
Ian Eason - Hillsborough NJ, US
Keith Fennimore - Columbus NJ, US
Thomas Hesse - Eatontown NJ, US
Kevin McNamara - Eatontown NJ, US
Richard Mohring - East Brunswick NJ, US
Ying Wu - Red Bank NJ, US

C10L 5/00

044550000

Solid self-stabilized borohydride fuel compositions, fuel cartridges, related methods of preparation and hydrogen generation are provided. The fuel compositions comprise mixtures of at least one borohydride salt with a cation selected from the group consisting of alkali metal cations, alkaline earth metal cations, aluminum cation, zinc cation, and ammonium cation, preferably sodium borohydride, and at least one hydroxide salt with a cation selected from the group consisting of alkali metal cations, alkaline earth metal cations, aluminum cation, zinc cation, and ammonium cation, preferably sodium hydroxide.