Patents by Inventor Abhinaba Gupta

Abhinaba Gupta 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).

  • Publication number: 20150329461
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for separating mixtures of two or more fatty acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Ned B. Bowden, Abhinaba Gupta
  • Publication number: 20150065660
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and membranes for separating mixtures of two or more compounds such as fatty acids or fatty acid esters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Ned B. Bowden, Abhinaba Gupta
  • Publication number: 20140353254
    Abstract: The invention provides highly cross-linked polydicyclopentadiene matrices and methods for using such matrices to separate components having varying cross-sectional areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Ned B. Bowden, Abhinaba Gupta, Tyler R. Long
  • Patent number: 8778186
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of contacting a membrane having a highly cross-linked polydicyclopentadiene matrix with a feed solution having a) a first component with a molecular weight in the range of from about 100 g mol?1 to about 600 g mol?1 and a cross-sectional area of less than about 0.40 nm2 and b) a second component with a molecular weight in the range of from about 100 to about 600 grams g mol?1 and a cross-sectional area of greater than about 0.50 nm2 so that the feed solution is fractionated into a permeate comprising the first component and a retentate enriched in the second component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: University of Iowa Research Foundation
    Inventors: Ned B. Bowden, Abhinaba Gupta, Tyler R. Long
  • Publication number: 20130020262
    Abstract: The invention provides highly cross-linked polydicyclopentadiene matrices and methods for using such matrices to separate components having varying cross-sectional areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Ned B. Bowden, Abhinaba Gupta, Tyler R. Long