Patents by Inventor Patrick Nugent

Patrick Nugent 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: 9504986
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for multi-component metal-organic materials (MOMs) systems that exhibit permanent porosity and using MOMs to separate components in a gas mixture, methods of separating polarizable gases from a gas mixture, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: University of South Florida
    Inventors: Michael Zaworotko, Patrick Nugent, Vanessah Rhodus
  • Patent number: 9492778
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for hydrophobic multi-component metal-organic materials (MOMs) (also referred to as “hydrophobic MOM”), systems that exhibit permanent porosity and using hydrophobic MOMs to separate components in a gas, methods of separating CO2 from a gas, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignees: University of South Florida, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Mohamed Eddaoudi, Michael J. Zaworotko, Patrick Nugent, Stephen Burd, Ryan Luebke, Youssef Belmabkhout
  • Patent number: 9185987
    Abstract: A seat caddy for secure organization of personal items at a stadium event and having variable attachment means to permit it to be releasably attached to either the seat back or seat bottom of a standard stadium seat and a method for using same. In a first configurations the seat caddy is releasably attached to the seat back of the seat in front of the user using a strap that wraps around one or more of the horizontal slats of the stadium seat back. In a second configuration, the seat caddy is provided with a hook that hooks the caddy to the back edge of and across the top of the seat base of a stadium seat such that the caddy is disposed in a vertical position at the front edge of the seat base. The caddy contains pockets for holding personal items and that are held in a vertical position according to both methods for attaching the seat caddy to a stadium seat. The caddy is further designed to be waterproof and removable so that a spectator may keep his personal items organized across multiple stadium events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Inventor: Patrick Nugent
  • Publication number: 20150320223
    Abstract: A seat caddy for secure organization of personal items at a stadium event and having variable attachment means to permit it to be releasably attached to either the seat back or seat bottom of a standard stadium seat and a method for using same. In a first configurations the seat caddy is releasably attached to the seat back of the seat in front of the user using a strap that wraps around one or more of the horizontal slats of the stadium seat back. In a second configuration, the seat caddy is provided with a hook that hooks the caddy to the back edge of and across the top of the seat base of a stadium seat such that the caddy is disposed in a vertical position at the front edge of the seat base. The caddy contains pockets for holding personal items and that are held in a vertical position according to both methods for attaching the seat caddy to a stadium seat. The caddy is further designed to be waterproof and removable so that a spectator may keep his personal items organized across multiple stadium events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventor: Patrick Nugent
  • Patent number: 9138719
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for hydrophobic multi-component metal-organic materials (MOMs) (also referred to as “hydrophobic MOM”), systems that exhibit permanent porosity and using hydrophobic MOMs to separate components in a gas, methods of separating CO2 from a gas, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: University of South Florida
    Inventors: Mohamed Eddaoudi, Michael J. Zaworotko, Patrick Nugent, Stephen Burd, Ryan Luebke, Youssef Belmabkhout
  • Publication number: 20150246340
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for multi-component metal-organic materials (MOMs) systems that exhibit permanent porosity and using MOMs to separate components in a gas mixture, methods of separating polarizable gases from a gas mixture, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: University of South Florida
    Inventors: Michael Zaworotko, Patrick Nugent, Vanessah Rhodus
  • Publication number: 20150158013
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for metal-organic materials (MOMs), systems that exhibit permanent porosity and using hydrophobic MOMs to separate components in a gas, methods of separating CO2 from a gas, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicants: KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
    Inventors: Mohamed Eddaoudi, Michael J. Zaworotko, Patrick Nugent, Stephen Burd, Ryan Luebke, Youssef Belmabkhout, Osama Shekhah
  • Patent number: 5542462
    Abstract: A device for releasably coupling adjacent ends of cords includes a one piece body having a hole for mechanically securing the device to one of the cords. The body also includes another opening constructed to receive the free ends of the remaining cords and to release them if any force is exerted between the cords and toward the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Assignee: Newell Operating Company
    Inventors: John A. Elsenheimer, David K. Bried, Jeffrey L. Sands, Donald Wildes, J. Patrick Nugent
  • Patent number: 5504977
    Abstract: A device for releasably holding at least two cords includes an aperture for receiving a first cord and an elongated slot for releasably receiving a second cord. The device further includes an engagement surface below the aperture for contacting and retaining an enlarged region of the first cord. An inclined biasing surface at least partially below the slot contacts an enlarged region of the second cord and urges the second cord into a stable position. The second cord may be released from the device via the slot by sliding the enlarged region of the second cord along the biasing surface in response to a force tending to separate the cords. The aperture and the slot are preferably formed in inclined upper walls meeting in an apex region and the biasing surface is preferably spaced from the upper wall of the device in which the elongated slot is formed. The device may be made, such as by injection molding, as a single piece or as two mating halves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1996
    Assignee: Newell Operating Company
    Inventors: Mark H. Weppner, J. Patrick Nugent, Alfred R. VanLandingham, Jr.