Patents Assigned to UT-Battelle, LLC
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Patent number: 11568766Abstract: A fiber Bragg grating (FBG) security component for single-party and multi-party monitoring is provided. The security component includes an optical fiber having a plurality of Bragg gratings. The Bragg gratings provide a spectral response that is randomized based on the manufacture of the security component. For single-party use, the spectral response provides a reproducible spectral signature when interrogated with an optical signal. For multi-party use, each party applies a known optical interrogation signal to the security component and applies an external stress known only to the respective monitoring party. The resulting shift in the spectral signature is unique to each monitoring party, making it extremely difficult to successfully counterfeit the security component's response for all such parties.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: UT-BATTELLE, LLCInventors: Klaus-Peter Ziock, William R. Ray, James R. Younkin, Brandon R. Longmire
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Patent number: 11565318Abstract: A reactive matrix infiltration process is described herein, which includes contacting a surface of a preform comprising reinforcement material particles with a molten infiltrant comprising a matrix material, the matrix material comprising an Al—Ce alloy, whereby the infiltrant at least partially fills spaces between the reinforcement material particles by capillary action and reacts with the reinforcement material particles to form a composite material form, the composite material comprising the matrix material, at least one intermetallic phase, and, optionally, reinforcement material particles. A composite material form also is described, which includes a plurality of reinforcement material particles comprising a metal alloy or a ceramic, a matrix material at least partially filling spaces between the reinforcement material particles; and at least one intermetallic phase surrounding at least some of the reinforcement material particles.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignees: UT-Battelle, LLC, University of Tennessee Research Foundation, Eck Industries IncorporatedInventors: Orlando Rios, Craig A. Bridges, Amelia M. Elliott, Hunter B. Henderson, Michael S. Kesler, Zachary Sims, David Weiss
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Patent number: 11561453Abstract: A truncated non-linear interferometer-based sensor system includes an input that receives an optical beam and a non-linear amplifier that generates a probe beam and a conjugate beam from the optical beam. The system's local oscillators are related to the probe beam and the conjugate beam. The system includes a sensor that transduces an input with the probe beam and the conjugate beam. The transduction detects changes in the phase of each of the probe beam and the conjugate beam. The system's phase sensitive detectors detect phase modulations between the respective local oscillators, the probe beam, and the conjugate beam and outputs phase signals based on detected phase modulations. The system measures phase signals indicative of the sensor's input resulting from a sum or difference of the phase signals. The measurement exhibits a quantum noise reduction in an intensity difference, a phase sum, or an amplitude difference quadrature.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2021Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: UT-BATTELLE, LLCInventors: Raphael C. Pooser, Benjamin J. Lawrie, Petro Maksymovych
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Patent number: 11560636Abstract: Methods for forming a metal oxide electrolyte improve ionic conductivity. Some of those methods involve applying a first metal compound to a substrate, converting that metal compound to a metal oxide, applying a different metal compound to the metal oxide, and converting the different metal compound to form a second metal oxide. That substrate may be in nanobar form that conforms to an orientation imparted by a magnetic field or an electric field applied before or during the converting. Electrolytes so formed can be used in solid oxide fuel cells, electrolyzers, and sensors, among other applications.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2019Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignees: FCET, INC., UT-Battelle, LLCInventors: Leonid V. Budaragin, Mark A. Deininger, Michael M. Pozvonkov, D. Morgan Spears, II, Paul D. Fisher, Gerard M. Ludtka, Arvid E. Pasto
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Patent number: 11561130Abstract: A system and method with AC coupling that reserves photodiode bandwidth in a biased configuration, allows optimal transimpedance amplifier performance, retains DC signal measurement capability, and does not introduce noise into the balanced detection signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2021Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLCInventor: Brian P. Williams
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Patent number: 11560503Abstract: A phase change material composition for latent heat storage is provided. In one embodiment, the phase change material includes a salt hydrate having a melting temperature (Tm) of from 1° C. to 100° C. as determined in accordance with ASTM E793. The phase change material further includes a stabilizing matrix including a polysaccharide selected from the group of a nanocellulose, a sulfonated polysaccharide, a starch, a glycogen, a chitin, and combinations thereof. A composite article including the phase change material composition is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2021Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: UT-BATTELLE, LLCInventors: Yuzhan Li, Kyle R. Gluesenkamp, Monojoy Goswami, Navin Kumar, Timothy J. Laclair, Orlando Rios
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Patent number: 11554364Abstract: A method of forming a catalyst is provided herein. The method comprises combining a binder, a support, and an active metal to form a slurry composition. The method further comprises applying the slurry composition using an additive manufacturing process to form a green part. The method further comprises exposing the green part to heat at a temperature of from about 10° C. to about 150° C. to form the hardened part. The method further comprises applying a ceramic-based coating material to the hardened part to form the catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2020Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: UT-BATTELLE, LLCInventors: Xianhui Zhao, James W. Klett, Soydan Ozcan, Halil Tekinalp, Justin Figley
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Patent number: 11557921Abstract: A system and method are provided for a feed-forward control of an inverter to reduce, and potentially minimize, a DC link capacitor of a wireless power transfer system. The feed-forward control may be utilized to reduce the capacitance of the DC link capacitor in a single-phase series-series compensated WPT system.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2021Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLCInventors: Veda Prakash Galigekere, Subho Mukherjee, Burak Ozpineci
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Patent number: 11541344Abstract: An apparatus and system for separating a liquid from a mixed gas stream includes a porous graphite foam support comprising graphite foam with pores having a first pore size and a membrane support surface. A porous condensation membrane layer is provided on the membrane support surface, and interlocked with the pores of the graphite foam. The condensation membrane layer includes capillary condensation pores having a second pore size that is less than the first pore size. A mixed gas stream passageway is in fluid communication with the condensation membrane layer. A liquid collection assembly collects condensed liquid from the condensation pores and the graphite foam support pores. A gas inlet is provided for flowing the mixed gas stream into the mixed gas stream passageway. A gas outlet is provided for exhausting gas from the mixed gas stream passageway. A method for separating a liquid from a mixed gas stream is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2019Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: UT-BATTELLE, LLCInventors: Brian L. Bischoff, James William Klett, Melanie Moses DeBusk
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Patent number: 11541372Abstract: An adsorbent for a target compound can include porous carbon particles having pores with a predominant pore size less than 10 nm, and magnetic nanoparticles (MNP) nucleated on the carbon surface and within the pores of carbon particles to provide a carbon magnetic nanoparticle adsorbent (C-MNA). A method for removing target compounds with an adsorbent, a system for removing contaminants from a liquid, and a method for adsorbing target compounds from a fluid are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignees: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, UT-BATTELLE, LLCInventors: Mariappan Parans Paranthaman, Constantinos Tsouris, Samuel F. Evans, Marko R. Ivancevic
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Patent number: 11534977Abstract: A system and method for improving additive manufacturing, including additive manufacturing toolpaths, is provided. The system and method includes a toolpath generator that obtains initial toolpaths of an object, identifies isolated paths in the toolpaths, and adds bridge connections between neighboring isolated paths in each layer to improve the toolpaths. The bridge connections facilitate the continuous and non-stop deposition of each layer according to improved toolpaths during additive manufacture, which can reduce total deposition time and improve the resultant additive manufacture.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLCInventors: Seokpum Kim, Vlastimil Kune, Ahmed A. Hassen, John M. Lindahl, Brian K. Post, Alex C. Roschli, Phillip C. Chesser, Michael C. Borish, Gregory D. Dreifus, Lonnie J. Love, Craig A. Blue, Bentley T. Beard, II
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Patent number: 11535912Abstract: An alloy for structural direct-writing additive manufacturing comprising a base element selected from the group consisting of aluminum (Al), nickel (Ni) and a combination thereof, and a rare earth element selected from the group consisting of cerium (Ce), lanthanide (La) and a combination thereof, and a eutectic intermetallic present in said alloy in an amount ranging from about 0.5 wt. % to 7.5 wt. %. The invention is also directed to a method of structural direct-write additive manufacturing using the above-described alloy, as well as 3D objects produced by the method. The invention is also directed to methods of producing the above-described alloy.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2021Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignees: UT-Battelle, LLC, Eck Industries, Inc.Inventors: Orlando Rios, David Weiss, Zachary C. Sims, William G. Carter, Michael S. Kesler
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Patent number: 11537086Abstract: A pulsar based timing synchronization method and system are disclosed. In one example, a method includes receiving, by a pulsar signal receiver device, a pulse signal emitted from one or more celestial objects and processing, by the pulsar signal receiver device, the pulse signal to discipline a local clock to determine an accurate time output. The method also includes generating, by the pulsar signal receiver device, a timing synchronization signal based on the determined accurate time output. The method further includes providing, by the pulsar signal receiver device, the timing synchronization signal to at least one of a local power system device and a timing distribution network server.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2019Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignees: University of Tennessee Research Foundation, UT-Battelle, LLCInventors: Jiecheng Zhao, Yilu Liu, Yong Liu, Peter Louis Fuhr, Tom King, He Yin, Lingwei Zhan, Marissa Morales-Rodriguez, Wenxuan Yao
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Patent number: 11535525Abstract: A method of preparing a lithium-ion conducting garnet via low-temperature solid-state synthesis is disclosed. The lithium-ion conducting garnet comprises a substantially phase pure aluminum-doped cubic lithium lanthanum zirconate (Li7La3Zr2O14). The method includes preparing nanoparticles comprising lanthanum zirconate (La2Zr2O7-np) via pyrolysis-mediated reaction of lanthanum nitrate (La(NO3)3) and zirconium nitrate (Zr(NO3)4). The method also includes pyrolyzing a solid-state mixture comprising the La2Zr2O7-np, lithium nitrate (LiNO3), and aluminum nitrate (Al(NO3)3) to give the Li7La3Zr2O14 and thereby prepare the lithium-ion conducting garnet. A lithium-ion conducting garnet prepared via the method is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: UT-BATTELLE, LLCInventors: Luc L. Daemen, Robert L. Sacci, Beth L. Armstrong, Nathan Kidder
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Patent number: 11535860Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for increasing drought resistance, salt resistance, photosynthetic rate, biomass production and water-use efficiency of a plant. The methods encompass expression of CAM-specific a phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC) in the plant. In comparison to a plant not manipulated in this manner, the disclosed, genetically-modified, plants display improved drought resistance and salt resistance. Also provided are plants that can be obtained by the method according to the invention, and nucleic acid vectors to be used in the described methods.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: UT-BATTELLE, LLCInventors: Xiaohan Yang, Degao Liu, Rongbin Hu, Gerald A. Tuskan
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Patent number: 11538597Abstract: Collimators and other components for use in neutron scattering experiments or to provide neutron shielding in nuclear reactors or accelerator based neutron sources are produced by additive manufacturing from multiple different types of material, such as boron carbide (B4C), steel, isotopically enriched boron carbide (10B4C), and blends thereof.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLCInventors: David C. Anderson, Amelia M. Elliott, Bianca Haberl, Garrett E. Granroth
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Patent number: 11527456Abstract: A power module is provided with reduced power and gate loop inductance. The power module may be configured in a multi-layer manner with one or more organic substrates.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLCInventors: Emre Gurpinar, Md Shajjad Chowdhury
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Patent number: 11524427Abstract: A washout tooling for a composite layup is provided. The washout tooling comprises a casting mold having an exterior surface. The casting mold comprises a particulate material and a water-soluble binder. The casting mold is adapted to break down in the presence of an aqueous solution. The washout tooling further comprises a water-soluble coating layer overlying the exterior surface. The water-soluble coating layer is adapted to break down in the presence of an aqueous solution. The washout tooling further comprises a curable composite layer overlying the water-soluble coating layer. The water-soluble coating layer minimizes contact between the particulate material and the curable composite layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignees: UT-BATTELLE, LLC, University of Tennessee Research FoundationInventors: Tomonori Saito, Lu Han, Amelia M. Elliott, Dustin B. Gilmer
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Patent number: 11525750Abstract: A fiber optic sensor and a related method of manufacture are provided. The fiber optic sensor includes an embedded optical fiber contained within a metal diaphragm assembly, where the terminal end of the optical fiber is positioned opposite a diaphragm. The method includes forming a metal-embedded optical fiber by ultrasonic additive manufacturing and securing the metal-embedded optical fiber to a housing having a diaphragm that is opposite of the terminal end of the optical fiber. The sensor can provide extremely accurate pressure measurement at high temperatures and in highly corrosive media. An optical fiber-based pressure sensing system is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: UT-BATTELLE, LLCInventors: Christian M. Petrie, Daniel C. Sweeney, Yun Liu
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Patent number: 11518877Abstract: A toughened polyester composite comprising: (i) a polyester matrix and (ii) droplets of a high boiling point liquid having a boiling point of at least 140° C. dispersed in said polyester matrix, wherein the high boiling point liquid is present in an amount of 0.1-10 wt % by weight of the toughened polyester composite, and wherein the composite may further include: (iii) a modifier selected from polycarboxylic, polyol, and polyamine compounds, wherein the modifier is present in an amount of 0.1-10 wt % by weight of the toughened polyester composite. Methods for producing the polyester composite are also described.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignees: UT-Battelle, LLC, University of Tennessee Research FoundationInventors: Soydan Ozcan, Kai Li, Yu Wang, Halil L. Tekinalp