Patents by Inventor Allen Dodge

Allen Dodge 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).

  • Synthesis of Microcrystalline Alpha Alane
    Publication number: 20170275163
    Abstract: Systems and methods for producing microcrystalline alpha alane are provided herein. An exemplary process for producing microcrystalline alpha alane includes reacting lithium aluminum hydride and aluminum chloride in a solvent to produce alane etherate, filtering alane etherate from the reactant, combining the filtered alane etherate with a lithium borohydride solution to produce solids that include microcrystalline alane etherate, removing remaining solvent from the solids, creating a slurry from the solids and an aromatic solvent, and heating the slurry to convert the microcrystalline alane etherate to microcrystalline alpha alane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Mark A. Petrie, David Stout, Paul E. Penwell, Sigridur Suman, Allen Dodge
  • Synthesis of microcrystalline alpha alane
    Patent number: 9676625
    Abstract: Systems and methods for producing microcrystalline alpha alane are provided herein. An exemplary process for producing microcrystalline alpha alane includes reacting lithium aluminum hydride and aluminum chloride in a solvent to produce alane etherate, filtering alane etherate from the reactant, combining the filtered alane etherate with a lithium borohydride solution to produce solids that include microcrystalline alane etherate, removing remaining solvent from the solids, creating a slurry from the solids and an aromatic solvent, and heating the slurry to convert the microcrystalline alane etherate to microcrystalline alpha alane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Ardica Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Petrie, David Stout, Paul E. Penwell, Sigridur Suman, Allen Dodge