Patents by Inventor Michelle L. Leonhart

Michelle L. Leonhart 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).

  • Algae based fire resistant materials and method of making same
    Patent number: 8551235
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing fire resistant materials comprising the steps of recovering an alga having a mineral component wherein said alga is selected form the group consisting of Chara algae and Cladophora algae; mixing said algae with water to form an aqueous mixture; mixing a chlorine based solution to the mixture to kill the algae and any bacteria and to form an algae-based product; separating the algae-based product from the aqueous mixture; and recovering the algae-based product from the surface of the mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Green Wave Innovative Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Wesley A. Mahan, Michelle L. Leonhart
  • ALGAE BASED FIRE RESISTANT MATERIALS AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME
    Publication number: 20120308797
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing fire resistant materials comprising the steps of recovering an alga having a mineral component wherein said alga is selected form the group consisting of Chara algae and Cladophora algae; mixing said algae with water to form an aqueous mixture; mixing a chlorine based solution to the mixture to kill the algae and any bacteria and to form an algae-based product; separating the algae-based product from the aqueous mixture; and recovering the algae-based product from the surface of the mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Wesley A. Mahan, Michelle L. Leonhart