Inventor · Salt Lake City, UT, US

Anil V. Virkar

38Patents
17h-index
36Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 30, 1975 → Jul 31, 2009

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4829027A Liquid phase sintering of silicon carbide Chemistry; Metallurgy 107 Expired
US5543239A Electrode design for solid state devices, fuel cells and sensors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 66 Expired
US6106967A Planar solid oxide fuel cell stack with metallic foil interconnect Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 64 Expired
US8168561B2 Core shell catalyst Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 59 Active
US5580430A Selective metal cation-conducting ceramics Performing Operations; Transporting 59 Expired
US6228521A High power density solid oxide fuel cell having a graded anode Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 58 Expired
US5624542A Enhancement of mechanical properties of ceramic membranes and solid electrolytes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 51 Expired
US5478444A Composite mixed ionic-electronic conductors for oxygen separation and electrocatalysis Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 50 Expired
US6368383B1 Method of separating oxygen with the use of composite ceramic membranes Chemistry; Metallurgy 41 Expired
US4407912A Electrochemical cell utilizing molten alkali metal electrode-reactant Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Expired
US4546652A In-situ on-line structural failure detection system, its preparation and operation Physics 32 Expired
US6054231A Solid oxide fuel cell interconnector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Expired
US5616223A Mixed ionic-electronic conducting composites for oxygen separation and electrocatalysis Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US6326096A Solid oxide fuel cell interconnector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US6051123A Multi-functional and NO.sub.x sensor for combustion systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US5002911A Ceramics with high toughness, strength and hardness Chemistry; Metallurgy 22 Expired
US5006494A Stabilized bismuth oxide Chemistry; Metallurgy 18 Expired
US6117807A "Alkali-metal-.beta.- and .beta.""-alumina and gallate polycrystalline ceramics and fabrication by a vapor phase method" Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US4876148A Ceramic bodies having a plurality of stress zones Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US4013477A Method for preparing dense, .beta.-alumina ceramic bodies Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US4113928A "Method of preparing dense, high strength, and electrically conductive ceramics containing .beta.""-alumina" Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US4891341A Fine-grained ceramics and method for making the same Chemistry; Metallurgy 10 Expired
US4678761A Sinterable and strengthened magnesium oxide ceramic materials Chemistry; Metallurgy 10 Expired
US4895776A Electrochemical cell utilizing selenium as an electrode-reactant Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US4263381A Sintering of beta-type alumina bodies using alpha-alumina encapsulation Chemistry; Metallurgy 8 Expired

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