Patents by Inventor Jeff J. Boyce

Jeff J. Boyce 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).

  • Filled nanoparticles having an alkylene carbonate core and polymeric shell
    Patent number: 9187577
    Abstract: A filled nanoparticle includes a nanosized polymer shell encapsulating a reactive chemical. In another aspect, a filled nanoparticle includes a nanosized polymer shell encapsulating a core which includes a reactive functional group attached to a polymer. A miniemulsion polymerization process of producing filled nanoparticles includes: providing a mixture comprising monomer, initiator or catalyst to aid polymerization, reactive chemical, surfactant and water; shearing the mixture to form a miniemulsion of nanosized particles dispersed in water, the nanosized particles comprising the monomer combined with the reactive chemical; and then heating the miniemulsion to polymerize the monomer and produce filled nanoparticles comprising a nanosized polymer shell encapsulating the reactive chemical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Ramanathan S. Lalgudi, Jeff J. Boyce, Barry L. McGraw
  • Filled Nanoparticles
    Publication number: 20110104495
    Abstract: A filled nanoparticle includes a nanosized polymer shell encapsulating a reactive chemical. In another aspect, a filled nanoparticle includes a nanosized polymer shell encapsulating a core which includes a reactive functional group attached to a polymer. A miniemulsion polymerization process of producing filled nanoparticles includes: providing a mixture comprising monomer, initiator or catalyst to aid polymerization, reactive chemical, surfactant and water; shearing the mixture to form a miniemulsion of nanosized particles dispersed in water, the nanosized particles comprising the monomer combined with the reactive chemical; and then heating the miniemulsion to polymerize the monomer and produce filled nanoparticles comprising a nanosized polymer shell encapsulating the reactive chemical.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Ramanathan S. Lalgudi, Jeff J. Boyce, Barry L. McGraw