Patents Assigned to Appalachian State University
  • Swellable organically modified silica as nanoreactors
    Patent number: 11845055
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for conducting chemical reactions and for conducting a multi-step chemical reactions using swellable organically modified silica (SOMS) as nanoreactors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Appalachian State University
    Inventor: Nicholas N. Shaw
  • Tiltable banding wheel and method for securing pottery article thereto
    Patent number: 5783123
    Abstract: A banding wheel comprising a turntable and a tilting mechanism. The turntable is (i) rotatable, and (ii) adapted for releasable attachment to a pottery article support plate. The plate is adapted for releasably securing a pottery article to the banding wheel. The tilting mechanism is operatively connected to the turntable and adapted for tilting the turntable so that when the mechanism is in its closed position the turntable is horizontally disposed and when the mechanism is in its open position, the turntable is angularly disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1998
    Assignee: Appalachian State University
    Inventors: Debra C. Edwards, William B. Fountain, Kenneth R. Harroff, Jonathan C. Jones