Patents Assigned to Plasmonics Inc.
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Patent number: 11890606Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to reactor systems that include (a) a housing having an interior surface that may be at least partially reflective, (b) at least one reactor cell disposed within an interior of the housing, the at least one reactor cell including an enclosure and a plasmonic photocatalyst on a catalyst support disposed within the at least one enclosure, where the enclosure is optically transparent and includes at least one input for a reactant to enter the at least one cell and at least one output for a reformate to exit the at least one cell and (c) at least one light source disposed within the interior of the housing and/or external to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2018Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Syzygy Plasmonics Inc.Inventors: Suman Khatiwada, Trevor William Best
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Patent number: 11883810Abstract: The present, disclosure relates generally to reactor cells comprising an enclosure and one or more plasmonic photocatalysts on a catalyst support disposed within the enclosure. In some embodiments of the disclosure, the enclosure is at least partially optically transparent.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2018Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Syzygy Plasmonics Inc.Inventors: Suman Khatiwada, Trevor William Best
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Publication number: 20240009649Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to reactor systems that include (a) a housing having an interior surface that may be at least partially reflective, (b) at least one reactor cell disposed within an interior of the housing, the at least one reactor cell including an enclosure and a plasmonic photocatalyst on a catalyst support disposed within the at least one enclosure, where the enclosure is optically transparent and includes at least one inlet for a reactant to enter the at least one cell and at least one outlet for a reformate to exit the at least one cell and (c) at least one light source disposed within the interior of the housing and/or external to the housing. At least one light-management feature and/or at least one thermal-management feature is applied to the reactor cell, reactor system, or a reformer system comprising many reactor systems, in order to improve efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicant: Syzygy Plasmonics Inc.Inventors: Suman Khatiwada, Shreya Shah, John Welch, Trevor William Best, Braden Paul Adams
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Patent number: 11779898Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to reactor systems that include (a) a housing having an interior surface that may be at least partially reflective, (b) at least one reactor cell disposed within an interior of the housing, the at least one reactor cell including an enclosure and a plasmonic photocatalyst on a catalyst support disposed within the at least one enclosure, where the enclosure is optically transparent and includes at least one inlet for a reactant to enter the at least one cell and at least one outlet for a reformate to exit the at least one cell and (c) at least one light source disposed within the interior of the housing and/or external to the housing. At least one light-management feature and/or at least one thermal-management feature is applied to the reactor cell, reactor system, or a reformer system comprising many reactor systems, in order to improve efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Syzygy Plasmonics Inc.Inventors: Suman Khatiwada, Shreya Shah, John Welch, Trevor William Best, Braden Paul Adams
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Publication number: 20230294984Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for reforming methane into hydrogen and a hydrocarbon fuel. In example embodiments, the methane reformer integrates a photocatalytic steam methane reforming (P-SMR) system with a subsequent photocatalytic dry methane reforming (P-DMR) system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2021Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: Syzygy Plasmonics Inc.Inventors: Suman Khatiwada, Trevor William Best, Shreya Shah, Syed Ali Gardezi
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Publication number: 20210339220Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to reactor systems that include (a) a housing having an interior surface that may be at least partially reflective, (b) at least one reactor cell disposed within an interior of the housing, the at least one reactor cell including an enclosure and a plasmonic photocatalyst on a catalyst support disposed within the at least one enclosure, where the enclosure is optically transparent and includes at least one inlet for a reactant to enter the at least one cell and at least one outlet for a reformate to exit the at least one cell and (c) at least one light source disposed within the interior of the housing and/or external to the housing. At least one light-management feature and/or at least one thermal-management feature is applied to the reactor cell, reactor system, or a reformer system comprising many reactor systems, in order to improve efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2021Publication date: November 4, 2021Applicant: Syzygy Plasmonics Inc.Inventors: Suman Khatiwada, Shreya Shah, John Welch, Trevor William Best, Braden Paul Adams
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Publication number: 20210178378Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to reactor systems that include (a) a housing having an interior surface that may be at least partially reflective, (b) at least one reactor cell disposed within an interior of the housing, the at least one reactor cell including an enclosure and a plasmonic photocatalyst on a catalyst support disposed within the at least one enclosure, where the enclosure is optically transparent and includes at least one input for a reactant to enter the at least one cell and at least one output for a reformate to exit the at least one cell and (c) at least one light source disposed within the interior of the housing and/or external to the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2018Publication date: June 17, 2021Applicant: Syzygy Plasmonics Inc.Inventors: Suman KHATIWADA, Trevor William BEST
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Publication number: 20210178377Abstract: The present, disclosure relates generally to reactor cells comprising an enclosure and one or more plasmonic photocatalysts on a catalyst support disposed within the enclosure. In some embodiments of the disclosure, the enclosure is at least partially optically transparent.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2018Publication date: June 17, 2021Applicant: Syzygy Plasmonics Inc.Inventors: Suman KHATIWADA, Trevor William BEST
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Patent number: 9076623Abstract: When using micro-resonant structures, a resonant structure may be turned on or off (e.g., when a display element is turned on or off in response to a changing image or when a communications switch is turned on or off to send data different data bits). Rather than turning the charged particle beam on and off, the beam may be moved to a position that does not excite the resonant structure, thereby turning off the resonant structure without having to turn off the charged particle beam. In one such embodiment, at least one deflector is placed between a source of charged particles and the resonant structure(s) to be excited. When the resonant structure is to be turned on (i.e., excited), the at least one deflector allows the beam to pass by undeflected. When the resonant structure is to be turned off, the at least one deflector deflects the beam away from the resonant structure by an amount sufficient to prevent the resonant structure from becoming excited.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2013Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: Advanced Plasmonics, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Gorrell, Mark Davidson, Michael E. Maines
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Publication number: 20150001424Abstract: When using micro-resonant structures, a resonant structure may be turned on or off (e.g., when a display element is turned on or off in response to a changing image or when a communications switch is turned on or off to send data different data bits). Rather than turning the charged particle beam on and off, the beam may be moved to a position that does not excite the resonant structure, thereby turning off the resonant structure without having to turn off the charged particle beam. In one such embodiment, at least one deflector is placed between a source of charged particles and the resonant structure(s) to be excited. When the resonant structure is to be turned on (i.e., excited), the at least one deflector allows the beam to pass by undeflected. When the resonant structure is to be turned off, the at least one deflector deflects the beam away from the resonant structure by an amount sufficient to prevent the resonant structure from becoming excited.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2014Publication date: January 1, 2015Applicant: ADVANCED PLASMONICS, INC.Inventors: Jonathan Gorrell, Mark Davidson, Michael E. Maines
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Publication number: 20130161529Abstract: When using micro-resonant structures, a resonant structure may be turned on or off (e.g., when a display element is turned on or off in response to a changing image or when a communications switch is turned on or off to send data different data bits). Rather than turning the charged particle beam on and off, the beam may be moved to a position that does not excite the resonant structure, thereby turning off the resonant structure without having to turn off the charged particle beam. In one such embodiment, at least one deflector is placed between a source of charged particles and the resonant structure(s) to be excited. When the resonant structure is to be turned on (i.e., excited), the at least one deflector allows the beam to pass by undeflected. When the resonant structure is to be turned off, the at least one deflector deflects the beam away from the resonant structure by an amount sufficient to prevent the resonant structure from becoming excited.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2013Publication date: June 27, 2013Applicant: ADVANCED PLASMONICS, INC.Inventor: ADVANCED PLASMONICS, INC.
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Publication number: 20130052463Abstract: Infrared metamaterial arrays containing Au elements immersed in a medium of benzocyclobutene (BCB) were fabricated and selectively etched to produce small square flakes with edge dimensions of approximately 20 ?m. Two unit-cell designs were fabricated: one employed crossed-dipole elements while the other utilized square-loop elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicants: Plasmonics Inc., University of Central Florida Research Foundation Inc.Inventors: David Shelton, Glenn Boreman, Jeffrey D'Archangel
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Patent number: 8384042Abstract: When using micro-resonant structures, a resonant structure may be turned on or off (e.g., when a display element is turned on or off in response to a changing image or when a communications switch is turned on or off to send data different data bits). Rather than turning the charged particle beam on and off, the beam may be moved to a position that does not excite the resonant structure, thereby turning off the resonant structure without having to turn off the charged particle beam. In one such embodiment, at least one deflector is placed between a source of charged particles and the resonant structure(s) to be excited. When the resonant structure is to be turned on (i.e., excited), the at least one deflector allows the beam to pass by undeflected. When the resonant structure is to be turned off, the at least one deflector deflects the beam away from the resonant structure by an amount sufficient to prevent the resonant structure from becoming excited.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2008Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Advanced Plasmonics, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Gorrell, Mark Davidson, Michael E Maines