Patents by Inventor R. K. Eby

R. K. Eby 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).

  • Synthetically spun silk nanofibers and a process for making the same
    Patent number: 6110590
    Abstract: A silk nanofiber composite network produced by forming a solution of silk fiber and hexafluroisopropanol, wherein the step of forming is devoid of any acid treatment, where the silk solution has a concentration of about 0.2 to about 1.5 weight percent silk in hexafluroisopropanol, and where the silk is selected from Bombyx mori silk and Nephila clavipes silk; and electrospinning the solution, thereby forming a non-woven network of nanofibers having a diameter in the range from about 2 to about 2000 nanometers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: The University of Akron
    Inventors: Shahrzad Zarkoob, Darrell H. Reneker, Dale Ertley, R. K. Eby, Steven D. Hudson