Patents by Inventor Robert Pferrer

Robert Pferrer 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).

  • Aerogel-based filtration of gas phase systems
    Patent number: 8632623
    Abstract: A purification method comprises directing a system having a gas phase component and a contaminant through a filter including an aerogel material, e.g., hydrophobic silica-based aerogel particles. A filter for purifying a gas phase system comprises an aerogel material in an amount sufficient to remove at least a portion of a contaminant present in the gas phase system. In preferred examples, the filter is a fluidized bed. In further examples, the filter is a packed bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Robert Pferrer, Jose A. Quevedo