Patents by Inventor Douglas B. Mawhinney

Douglas B. Mawhinney has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Decontamination of chemical warfare agents using a reactive sorbent
    Patent number: 6852903
    Abstract: The invention provides reactive sorbents and methods of making and using the same in order to decontaminate surfaces contaminated with toxic agents, such as chemical warfare agents and/or industrial toxins. The reactive sorbents are of two general types, one of which comprises dehydroxylated aluminum oxide and the other comprises porous carbon impregnated with a reactive solution, so that both sorbents take up and then detoxify toxic agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Roy S. Brown, Joseph A. Rossin, James E. Kotary, Gyleen Fitzgerald, Karl G. Gerhart, Helen A. Mearns, Richard A. Newton, Joseph H. Keller, Douglas B. Mawhinney, John T. Yates, Jr.