Patents by Inventor Leta Woo

Leta Woo 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).

  • Publication number: 20230084837
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for managing and/or excess hydrogen flow in a system comprising a fuel cell or fuel cell stack based on humidity measurements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Richard J. ANCIMER, Aleksey YEZERETS, Tyler RASH, Leta WOO
  • Patent number: 10233087
    Abstract: Disclosed here is a composition comprising at least one graphene aerogel comprising a three-dimensional structure of graphene sheets, wherein the graphene sheets are covalently interconnected, and wherein the graphene aerogel is highly crystalline. Also described is a method for making a graphene aerogel, comprising preparing a mixture comprising a graphene oxide suspension and at least one catalyst; curing the reaction mixture to produce a wet gel; drying the wet gel to produce a dry gel; and pyrolyzing the dry gel at a temperature of 1500-3500° C. to produce the graphene aerogel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignees: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Marcus A. Worsley, Leta Woo, William Mickelson, Alex Zettl
  • Patent number: 9840414
    Abstract: This disclosure provides methods and materials related to boron nitride aerogels. For example, one aspect relates to a method for making an aerogel comprising boron nitride, comprising: (a) providing boron oxide and an aerogel comprising carbon; (b) heating the boron oxide to melt the boron oxide and heating the aerogel; (c) mixing a nitrogen-containing gas with boron oxide vapor from molten boron oxide; and (d) converting at least a portion of the carbon to boron nitride to obtain the aerogel comprising boron nitride. Another aspect relates to a method for making an aerogel comprising boron nitride, comprising heating boron oxide and an aerogel comprising carbon under flow of a nitrogen-containing gas, wherein boron oxide vapor and the nitrogen-containing gas convert at least a portion of the carbon to boron nitride to obtain the aerogel comprising boron nitride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignees: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Alexander K. Zettl, Michael Rousseas, Anna P. Goldstein, William Mickelson, Marcus A. Worsley, Leta Woo
  • Publication number: 20170297915
    Abstract: This disclosure provides methods and materials related to boron nitride aerogels. For example, one aspect relates to a method for making an aerogel comprising boron nitride, comprising: (a) providing boron oxide and an aerogel comprising carbon; (b) heating the boron oxide to melt the boron oxide and heating the aerogel; (c) mixing a nitrogen-containing gas with boron oxide vapor from molten boron oxide; and (d) converting at least a portion of the carbon to boron nitride to obtain the aerogel comprising boron nitride. Another aspect relates to a method for making an aerogel comprising boron nitride, comprising heating boron oxide and an aerogel comprising carbon under flow of a nitrogen-containing gas, wherein boron oxide vapor and the nitrogen-containing gas convert at least a portion of the carbon to boron nitride to obtain the aerogel comprising boron nitride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicants: LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC, THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Alexander K. Zettl, Michael Rousseas, Anna P. Goldstein, William Mickelson, Marcus A. Worsley, Leta Woo
  • Patent number: 9611146
    Abstract: This disclosure provides methods and materials related to boron nitride aerogels. In one aspect, a material comprises an aerogel comprising boron nitride. The boron nitride has an ordered crystalline structure. The ordered crystalline structure may include atomic layers of hexagonal boron nitride lying on top of one another, with atoms contained in a first layer being superimposed on atoms contained in a second layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignees: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Alexander K. Zettl, Michael Rousseas, Anna P. Goldstein, William Mickelson, Marcus A. Worsley, Leta Woo
  • Publication number: 20170036915
    Abstract: Disclosed here is a composition comprising at least one graphene aerogel comprising a three-dimensional structure of graphene sheets, wherein the graphene sheets are covalently interconnected, and wherein the graphene aerogel is highly crystalline. Also described is a method for making a graphene aerogel, comprising preparing a mixture comprising a graphene oxide suspension and at least one catalyst; curing the reaction mixture to produce a wet gel; drying the wet gel to produce a dry gel; and pyrolyzing the dry gel at a temperature of 1500-3500° C. to produce the graphene aerogel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Marcus A. Worsley, Leta Woo, William Mickelson, Alex Zettl
  • Publication number: 20150004087
    Abstract: This disclosure provides methods and materials related to boron nitride aerogels. In one aspect, a material comprises an aerogel comprising boron nitride. The boron nitride has an ordered crystalline structure. The ordered crystalline structure may include atomic layers of hexagonal boron nitride lying on top of one another, with atoms contained in a first layer being superimposed on atoms contained in a second layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Alexander K. Zettl, Michael Rousseas, Anna P. Goldstein, William Mickelson, Marcus A. Worsley, Leta Woo