Patents by Inventor Jessica Lynn Terrell

Jessica Lynn Terrell 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).

  • Patent number: 11964250
    Abstract: Methods and systems for synthesizing multicompartment capsules are disclosed, as well as multicompartment polymer capsules formed in accordance with disclosed techniques. At least one plurality of polymer capsules are formed via a capsule-forming process. A feed solution and a reservoir solution are provided, each comprising a biopolymer. The feed solution biopolymer and the reservoir solution biopolymer have opposite charges. Droplets of the feed solution are introduced into the reservoir solution, thereby forming via electrostatic complexation a plurality of polymer capsules. At least a portion of the resulting polymer capsules are then encapsulated in a larger polymer capsule via a similar process, wherein the feed solution utilized for the encapsulation process also comprises the formed smaller capsules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Inventors: Hyuntaek Oh, Srinivasa R. Raghavan, William E. Bentley, Xi Lu, Jessica Lynn Terrell, So Hyun Ahn
  • Publication number: 20200171456
    Abstract: Methods and systems for synthesizing multicompartment capsules are disclosed, as well as multicompartment polymer capsules formed in accordance with disclosed techniques. At least one plurality of polymer capsules are formed via a capsule-forming process. A feed solution and a reservoir solution are provided, each comprising a biopolymer. The feed solution biopolymer and the reservoir solution biopolymer have opposite charges. Droplets of the feed solution are introduced into the reservoir solution, thereby forming via electrostatic complexation a plurality of polymer capsules. At least a portion of the resulting polymer capsules are then encapsulated in a larger polymer capsule via a similar process, wherein the feed solution utilized for the encapsulation process also comprises the formed smaller capsules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: University of Maryland, College Park
    Inventors: Hyuntaek Oh, Srinivasa R. Raghavan, William E. Bentley, Xi Lu, Jessica Lynn Terrell, So Hyun Ahn