Patents by Inventor Matthew J. O'Hara

Matthew J. O'Hara 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: 11925879
    Abstract: Methods for separating Ra from Pb, Bi, and Th are provided, the methods can include: providing a first mixture comprising Ra, Pb, Bi, and/or Th; providing a system that can include: a first vessel housing a first media; a second vessel in fluid communication with the first vessel, the second vessel housing a second media; and a third vessel in fluid communication with the second vessel, the third vessel housing a third media; and exposing the first mixture to the first media within the first vessel then, through the fluid communication, exposing the first remainder to the second media in the second vessel, then, through fluid communication, exposing the next remainder to the third media in the third vessel, the exposing separating the Th and Bi from the Ra and Pb, and the Ra from the Pb. Methods for separating Ra from being associated with a media are also provided. The methods can include: exposing the Ra and media to a chelating agent to form a mixture comprising the Ra complexed with the chelating agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventor: Matthew J. O'Hara
  • Publication number: 20240044883
    Abstract: Methods for the near real-time detection of airborne analytes using imprinted micelles and electrochemical cells are described. The methods demonstrate selectivity to the imprinted micelles over others that are of similar size and configuration and are compatible with airborne aerosol sampling techniques. The detection method can be used to monitor and detect any airborne analyte, including pathogens (such as SARS-CoV-2), toxins, proteins, organic molecules, inorganic particles, chemicals, explosive particles, and environmental pollutants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Samuel S. Morrison, Lance R. Hubbard, Caleb J. Allen, Amy C. Sims, Matthew J. O'Hara, Nicolas E. Uhnak
  • Patent number: 11621097
    Abstract: A new column-based purification system and approach are described for rapid separation and purification of the alpha-emitting therapeutic radioisotope 211At from dissolved cyclotron targets that provide highly reproducible product results with excellent 211At species distributions and high antibody labeling yields compared with prior art manual extraction results of the prior art that can be expected to enable enhanced production of purified 211At isotope products suitable for therapeutic medical applications such as treatment of cancer in human patients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventor: Matthew J. O'Hara
  • Publication number: 20220301737
    Abstract: An isotope production system, emanation generator, and process are disclosed for production of high-purity radioisotopes. In one implementation example, high-purity Pb-212 and/or Bi-212 isotopes are produced suitable for therapeutic applications. In one embodiment the process includes transporting gaseous radon-220 from a radium-224 bearing generator which provides gas-phase separation of the Rn-220 from the Ra-224 in the generator. Subsequent decay of the captured Rn-220 accumulates high-purity Pb-212 and/or Bi-212 isotopes suitable for direct therapeutic applications. Other high-purity product isotopes may also be prepared.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Matthew J. O'Hara
  • Patent number: 11348702
    Abstract: An isotope production system, emanation generator, and process are disclosed for production of high-purity radioisotopes. In one implementation example, high-purity Pb-212 and/or Bi-212 isotopes are produced suitable for therapeutic applications. In one embodiment the process includes transporting gaseous radon-220 from a radium-224 bearing generator which provides gas-phase separation of the Rn-220 from the Ra-224 in the generator. Subsequent decay of the captured Rn-220 accumulates high-purity Pb-212 and/or Bi-212 isotopes suitable for direct therapeutic applications. Other high-purity product isotopes may also be prepared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventor: Matthew J. O'Hara
  • Publication number: 20220148751
    Abstract: A new column-based purification system and approach are described for rapid separation and purification of the alpha-emitting therapeutic radioisotope 211At from dissolved cyclotron targets that provide highly reproducible product results with excellent 211At species distributions and high antibody labeling yields compared with prior art manual extraction results of the prior art that can be expected to enable enhanced production of purified 211At isotope products suitable for therapeutic medical applications such as treatment of cancer in human patients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventor: Matthew J. O'Hara
  • Patent number: 11257602
    Abstract: A new column-based purification system and approach are described for rapid separation and purification of the alpha-emitting therapeutic radioisotope 211At from dissolved cyclotron targets that provide highly reproducible product results with excellent 211At species distributions and high antibody labeling yields compared with prior art manual extraction results of the prior art that can be expected to enable enhanced production of purified 211At isotope products suitable for therapeutic medical applications such as treatment of cancer in human patients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventor: Matthew J. O'Hara
  • Publication number: 20210386878
    Abstract: Methods for purifying 89Zr are provided, 89Zr compositions are provided, isotope compositions are provided that can include: a radio isotope and a nanoparticle, and methods for radio labeling monoclonal antibodies are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventor: Matthew J. O'Hara
  • Patent number: 11197938
    Abstract: Methods for purifying 89Zr are provided, 89Zr compositions are provided, isotope compositions are provided that can include: a radio isotope and a nanoparticle, and methods for radio labeling monoclonal antibodies are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventor: Matthew J. O'Hara
  • Publication number: 20210238051
    Abstract: Systems and methods for separating Y and Sr are provided. The systems and methods provide combinations of solutions, vessels, and/or media that can provide Y solutions of industrially beneficial concentration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventor: Matthew J. O'Hara
  • Publication number: 20210188654
    Abstract: Systems and/or methods for producing free elements, systems and/or methods for producing element storage/generation vessel assemblies, element storage/generation vessel assemblies, system and/or methods for purifying elements and providing a progeny generating assemblies are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Matthew J. O'Hara, Gabriel B. Hall, Lucas P. Boron-Brenner
  • Publication number: 20210024365
    Abstract: Systems for separating Ra from a mixture comprising at least Ra, Pb, Bi, and Th are provided. The systems can include: a first vessel housing a first media and Th or Bi; a second vessel in fluid communication with the first vessel, the second vessel housing a second media and Pb; and a third vessel in fluid communication with the second vessel, the third vessel housing a third media and Ra, wherein at least one of the first, second, or third medias are different from the other media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Matthew J. O'Hara
  • Publication number: 20180308599
    Abstract: A new column-based purification system and approach are described for rapid separation and purification of the alpha-emitting therapeutic radioisotope 211At from dissolved cyclotron targets that provide highly reproducible product results with excellent 211At species distributions and high antibody labeling yields compared with prior art manual extraction results of the prior art that can be expected to enable enhanced production of purified 211At isotope products suitable for therapeutic medical applications such as treatment of cancer in human patients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Matthew J. O'Hara
  • Publication number: 20180047474
    Abstract: An isotope production system, emanation generator, and process are disclosed for production of high-purity radioisotopes. In one implementation example, high-purity Pb-212 and/or Bi-212 isotopes are produced suitable for therapeutic applications. In one embodiment the process includes transporting gaseous radon-220 from a radium-224 bearing generator which provides gas-phase separation of the Rn-220 from the Ra-224 in the generator. Subsequent decay of the captured Rn-220 accumulates high-purity Pb-212 and/or Bi-212 isotopes suitable for direct therapeutic applications. Other high-purity product isotopes may also be prepared.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Matthew J. O'Hara
  • Publication number: 20150330899
    Abstract: A sensor, system, and method of making a sensor are disclosed. The sensor includes a solid polymer material, and a dopant-containing region of discrete thickness at a surface of the solid polymer. The method of creating the sensor includes impregnating the polymer material with the dopant by contact with a solvent solution containing the dopants. A polymer/solvent gel-layer, whose depth increases with impregnation time, forms after contact of the polymer material in the solvent solution. The dopants are diffused into the polymer material, forming a dopant-containing region of discrete thickness at a surface of the solid polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Andreas E. Vasdekis, Jay W. Grate, Matthew J. O'Hara
  • Patent number: 8781055
    Abstract: A system and a process for producing selected isotopic daughter products from parent materials characterized by the steps of loading the parent material upon a sorbent having a functional group configured to selectively bind the parent material under designated conditions, generating the selected isotopic daughter products, and eluting said selected isotopic daughter products from the sorbent. In one embodiment, the process also includes the step of passing an eluent formed by the elution step through a second sorbent material that is configured to remove a preselected material from said eluent. In some applications a passage of the material through a third sorbent material after passage through the second sorbent material is also performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: James J. Toth, Chuck Z. Soderquist, Lawrence R. Greenwood, Shas V. Mattigod, Glen E. Fryxell, Matthew J. O'Hara
  • Publication number: 20120106691
    Abstract: A system and a process for producing selected isotopic daughter products from parent materials characterized by the steps of loading the parent material upon a sorbent having a functional group configured to selectively bind the parent material under designated conditions, generating the selected isotopic daughter products, and eluting said selected isotopic daughter products from the sorbent. In one embodiment, the process also includes the step of passing an eluent formed by the elution step through a second sorbent material that is configured to remove a preselected material from said eluent. In some applications a passage of the material through a third sorbent material after passage through the second sorbent material is also performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
    Inventors: James J. Toth, Chuck Z. Soderquist, Lawrence R. Greenwood, Shas V. Mattigod, Glen E. Fryxell, Matthew J. O'Hara
  • Patent number: 7554098
    Abstract: Medical isotope generator systems are disclosed according to some aspects. In one aspect, a 90Y generator system comprises a generator column, a concentration column, and a flow control system, through which the generator column and the concentration column are in fluid communication. The flow control system provides a plurality of flow configurations for delivering a milking solution to the generator column, the concentration column, or both, and for delivering an eluent solution to the concentration column in either a forward or a reverse flow direction. The generator column can comprise a 90Sr stock adsorbed on a sorbent. The milking solution preferentially elutes 90Y from the generator column. The concentration column comprises a sorbent that captures 90Y from the milking solution without altering the milking solution. The eluent solution elutes 90Y from the concentration column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Matthew J. O'Hara, Brian M. Rapko, Matthew K. Edwards, Dennis W. Wester
  • Publication number: 20080258076
    Abstract: Medical isotope generator systems are disclosed according to some aspects. In one aspect, a 90Y generator system comprises a generator column, a concentration column, and a flow control system, through which the generator column and the concentration column are in fluid communication. The flow control system provides a plurality of flow configurations for delivering a milking solution to the generator column, the concentration column, or both, and for delivering an eluent solution to the concentration column in either a forward or a reverse flow direction. The generator column can comprise a 90Sr stock adsorbed on a sorbent. The milking solution preferentially elutes 90Y from the generator column. The concentration column comprises a sorbent that captures 90Y from the milking solution without altering the milking solution. The eluent solution elutes 90Y from the concentration column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Matthew J. O'Hara, Brian M. Rapko, Matthew K. Edwards, Dennis W. Wester
  • Patent number: 7001522
    Abstract: The invention encompasses systems for column-based separations, methods of packing and unpacking columns and methods of separating components of samples. In one aspect, the invention includes a method of packing and unpacking a column chamber, comprising: a) packing a matrix material within a column chamber to form a packed column; and b) after the packing, unpacking the matrix material from the column chamber without moving the column chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Oleg B. Egorov, Matthew J. O'Hara, Jay W. Grate, Darrell P. Chandler, Fred J. Brockman, Cynthia J. Bruckner-Lea