Patents by Inventor Teresa L. MAKO

Teresa L. MAKO 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).

  • Surface functionalization of cellulose and other substrates
    Patent number: 11572417
    Abstract: The invention provides a mild procedure for the functionalization of cellulose and other substrates with a detection reagent such as N-(1-naphthyl)ethylenediamine and is able to achieve much higher functionalization density than previously reported. A paper-based device created using cellulose functionalized according to the invention allowed for much lower detection limits for nitrite in various kinds of water samples than have been seen using paper-based devices. In addition, grafting of N-(1-naphthyl)ethylenediamine to cellulose improved the stability of the N-(1-naphthyl)ethylenediamine in the presence of moisture and light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: University of Rhode Island Board of Trustees
    Inventors: Teresa L. Mako, Mindy Levine, Jason Dwyer
  • Surface Functionalization of Cellulose and Other Substrates
    Publication number: 20200354479
    Abstract: The invention provides a mild procedure for the functionalization of cellulose and other substrates with a detection reagent such as N-(1-naphthyl)ethylenediamine and is able to achieve much higher functionalization density than previously reported. A paper-based device created using cellulose functionalized according to the invention allowed for much lower detection limits for nitrite in various kinds of water samples than have been seen using paper-based devices. In addition, grafting of N-(1-naphthyl)ethylenediamine to cellulose improved the stability of the N-(1-naphthyl)ethylenediamine in the presence of moisture and light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Teresa L. MAKO, Mindy LEVINE, Jason DWYER