Patents by Inventor H. Waite Dykes, Jr.

H. Waite Dykes, Jr. 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).

  • Ionic liquid monopropellant gas generator
    Patent number: 8636860
    Abstract: An energetic ionic liquid catalytic decomposition gas generator uses stoichiometric and nonstoiciometric mixtures of specific energetic ionic liquids and iridium catalyst. The catalyst temperature used and gas production versus ignition may be controlled by combining one or more cationic species with one or more anionic species of the ionic liquid(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignees: Streamline Automation, LLC, The University of Alabama
    Inventors: Roberto DiSalvo, H. Waite Dykes, Jr., Robin D. Rogers, Julia Shamshina, Marcin Smiglak