Patents by Inventor Amanda Phelps
Amanda Phelps 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).
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Patent number: 9487886Abstract: A nanowire structure that includes indium tin oxide and has a hollow core.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2010Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Wen Li, Chaoyin Zhou, Richard W. Burns, Robert E. Doty, Amanda Phelps
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Patent number: 8650857Abstract: The present invention is directed to a gas particulate treatment system and may include a gas filter and a gas filter performance monitor downstream of the gas filter. The gas filter performance monitor includes a particulate trap operable to collect particulates passing through the gas filter, and a sensing apparatus associated with the gas filter performance monitor that operates to sense particulate collection in the gas filter performance monitor.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2009Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Eugene V Gonze, Kevin W Kirby, Amanda Phelps, Daniel J Gregoire
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Patent number: 8652648Abstract: A method for manufacturing indium tin oxide nanowires by preparing a solution that includes an indium-containing species, a tin-containing species and a polymeric material, wherein the solution has a molar ratio of tin to indium in a range from about 5 to about 15 percent, electrospinning fibers using the solution, and heating the fibers to a calcination temperature and maintaining the fibers at the calcination temperature for a predetermined calcination time.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2013Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Chaoyin Zhou, Amanda Phelps, Richard W. Burns, Wen Li
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Publication number: 20130272953Abstract: A method for manufacturing indium tin oxide nanowires by preparing a solution that includes an indium-containing species, a tin-containing species and a polymeric material, wherein the solution has a molar ratio of tin to indium in a range from about 5 to about 15 percent, electrospinning fibers using the solution, and heating the fibers to a calcination temperature and maintaining the fibers at the calcination temperature for a predetermined calcination time.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2013Publication date: October 17, 2013Inventors: Chaoyin Zhou, Amanda Phelps, Richard W. Burns, Wen Li
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Patent number: 8465691Abstract: A method for manufacturing indium tin oxide nanowires by preparing a solution that includes an indium-containing species, a tin-containing species and a polymeric material, wherein the solution has a molar ratio of tin to indium in a range from about 5 to about 15 percent, electrospinning fibers using the solution, and heating the fibers to a calcination temperature and maintaining the fibers at the calcination temperature for a predetermined calcination time.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2010Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Chaoyin Zhou, Amanda Phelps, Richard W. Burns, Wen Li
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Patent number: 8292987Abstract: A system includes a particulate matter (PM) filter with an upstream end for receiving exhaust gas, a downstream end and zones. The system also includes a heating element. A control module selectively activates the heating element to inductively heat one of the zones.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2008Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Inventors: Eugene V. Gonze, Michael J. Paratore, Jr., Kevin W. Kirby, Amanda Phelps, Daniel J. Gregoire
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Patent number: 8252077Abstract: A system includes a particulate matter (PM) filter that includes an upstream end for receiving exhaust gas and a downstream end. A zoned resistive heater is arranged spaced from said upstream end and includes N zones, where N is an integer greater than one, wherein each of the N zones includes M sub-zones, where M is an integer greater than or equal to one, and wherein the zoned heater includes an electrically insulating material. A control module selectively activates at least a selected one of the N zones to initiate regeneration in downstream portions of the PM filter from the one of the N zones and deactivates non-selected ones of the N zones.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2007Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Inventors: Eugene V. Gonze, Michael J. Paratore, Jr., Kevin W. Kirby, Amanda Phelps
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Publication number: 20110259190Abstract: A system includes a particulate matter (PM) filter that includes an upstream end for receiving exhaust gas and a downstream end. A zoned resistive heater is arranged spaced from said upstream end and includes N zones, where N is an integer greater than one, wherein each of the N zones includes M sub-zones, where M is an integer greater than or equal to one, and wherein the zoned heater includes an electrically insulating material. A control module selectively activates at least a selected one of the N zones to initiate regeneration in downstream portions of the PM filter from the one of the N zones and deactivates non-selected ones of the N zones.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2007Publication date: October 27, 2011Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Eugene V. Gonze, Michael J. Paratore, JR., Kevin W. Kirby, Amanda Phelps
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Patent number: 8043658Abstract: One embodiment of the invention includes a diesel particulate filter comprising a first face and a second face; a bottom electrode layer formed over the first face of the diesel particulate filter; a middle resistive layer formed over a portion of the bottom electrode layer; and a top electrode layer formed over a portion of the middle resistive layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2007Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Amanda Phelps, Kevin W. Kirby, Daniel J. Gregoire
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Patent number: 8029582Abstract: An assembly includes a particulate matter (PM) filter that comprises an upstream end for receiving exhaust gas, a downstream end and multiple zones. An absorbing layer absorbs microwave energy in one of N frequency ranges and is arranged with the upstream end. N is an integer. A frequency selective filter has M frequency selective segments and receives microwave energy in the N frequency ranges. M is an integer. One of the M frequency selective segments permits passage of the microwave energy in one of the N frequency ranges and does not permit passage of microwave energy in the other of the N frequency ranges.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2008Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Inventors: Eugene V. Gonze, Michael J. Paratore, Jr., Kevin W. Kirby, Amanda Phelps, Daniel J. Gregoire
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Patent number: 7931727Abstract: A regeneration system comprises a particulate matter (PM) filter including a microwave energy absorbing surface, and an antenna system comprising N antennas and an antenna driver module that sequentially drives the antenna system in a plurality of transverse modes of the antenna system to heat selected portions of the microwave absorbing surface to regenerate the PM filter, where N is an integer greater than one. The transverse modes may include transverse electric (TE) and/or transverse magnetic (TM) modes.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2008Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Inventors: Eugene V. Gonze, Michael J. Paratore, Jr., Kevin W. Kirby, Amanda Phelps, Daniel J. Gregoire
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Publication number: 20100180577Abstract: The present invention is directed to a gas particulate treatment system and may include a gas filter and a gas filter performance monitor downstream of the gas filter. The gas filter performance monitor includes a particulate trap operable to collect particulates passing through the gas filter, and a sensing apparatus associated with the gas filter performance monitor that operates to sense particulate collection in the gas filter performance monitor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2009Publication date: July 22, 2010Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC/Inventors: Eugene V. Gonze, Kevin W. Kirby, Amanda Phelps, Daniel J. Gregoire
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Publication number: 20090217818Abstract: An assembly includes a particulate matter (PM) filter that comprises an upstream end for receiving exhaust gas, a downstream end and multiple zones. An absorbing layer absorbs microwave energy in one of N frequency ranges and is arranged with the upstream end. N is an integer. A frequency selective filter has M frequency selective segments and receives microwave energy in the N frequency ranges. M is an integer. One of the M frequency selective segments permits passage of the microwave energy in one of the N frequency ranges and does not permit passage of microwave energy in the other of the N frequency ranges.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2008Publication date: September 3, 2009Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Eugene V. Gonze, Michael J. Paratore, JR., Kevin W. Kirby, Amanda Phelps, Daniel J. Gregoire
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Publication number: 20090090089Abstract: One embodiment of the invention includes a diesel particulate filter comprising a first face and a second face; a bottom electrode layer formed over the first face of the diesel particulate filter; a middle resistive layer formed over a portion of the bottom electrode layer; and a top electrode layer formed over a portion of the middle resistive layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2007Publication date: April 9, 2009Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Amanda Phelps, Kevin W. Kirby, Daniel J. Gregoire
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Publication number: 20090074630Abstract: A system includes a particulate matter (PM) filter with an upstream end for receiving exhaust gas, a downstream end and zones. The system also includes a heating element. A control module selectively activates the heating element to inductively heat one of the zones.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2008Publication date: March 19, 2009Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Eugene V. Gonze, Michael J. Paratore, JR., Kevin W. Kirby, Amanda Phelps, Daniel J. Gregoire
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Publication number: 20090071110Abstract: A regeneration system comprises a particulate matter (PM) filter including a microwave energy absorbing surface, and an antenna system comprising N antennas and an antenna driver module that sequentially drives the antenna system in a plurality of transverse modes of the antenna system to heat selected portions of the microwave absorbing surface to regenerate the PM filter, where N is an integer greater than one. The transverse modes may include transverse electric (TE) and/or transverse magnetic (TM) modes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2008Publication date: March 19, 2009Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Eugene V. Gonze, Michael J. Paratore, JR., Kevin W. Kirby, Amanda Phelps, Daniel J. Gregoire
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Patent number: 7303603Abstract: A diesel particulate filter including a microwave-absorbing target housed within a waveguide cavity lined along the walls with a hard-electromagnetic surface (HES). The HES modifies specific electromagnetic boundary conditions for a given design frequency so as to enable the establishment of electromagnetic field patterns which are more uniform across the cavity thereby causing the target material to undergo enhanced uniformity heating. The heating of the microwave absorbing media causes particulate buildup to be vaporized and removed from the filter by the exhaust stream flow.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2004Date of Patent: December 4, 2007Assignee: General Motors CorporationInventors: Daniel J. Gregoire, Weldon S. Williamson, Kevin W. Kirby, Amanda Phelps, Daniel F. Sievenpiper
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Publication number: 20060101794Abstract: A diesel particulate filter including a microwave-absorbing target housed within a waveguide cavity lined along the walls with a hard-electromagnetic surface (HES). The HES modifies specific electromagnetic boundary conditions for a given design frequency so as to enable the establishment of electromagnetic field patterns which are more uniform across the cavity thereby causing the target material to undergo enhanced uniformity heating. The heating of the microwave absorbing media causes particulate buildup to be vaporized and removed from the filter by the exhaust stream flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2004Publication date: May 18, 2006Inventors: Daniel Gregoire, Weldon Williamson, Kevin Kirby, Amanda Phelps, Daniel Sievenpiper
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Patent number: 6854261Abstract: A method and apparatus for initiating regeneration in a particulate trap including the steps of locating self-mode-stirring microwave-absorbing material in the particulate trap in areas that particulates build up, generating microwaves, absorbing microwaves with the microwave-absorbing material, and controlling the microwaves to initiate a burn-off of particulates.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2002Date of Patent: February 15, 2005Assignee: General Motors CorporationInventors: Tod Williamson, Kevin W. Kirby, Amanda Phelps
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Publication number: 20040011024Abstract: A method and apparatus for initiating regeneration in a particulate trap including the steps of locating self-mode-stirring microwave-absorbing material in the particulate trap in areas that particulates build up, generating microwaves, absorbing microwaves with the microwave-absorbing material, and controlling the microwaves to initiate a burn-off of particulates.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2002Publication date: January 22, 2004Inventors: Tod Williamson, Kevin W. Kirby, Amanda Phelps