Patents by Inventor Andra Castle

Andra Castle 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).

  • Method of making alkali metal hydrides
    Patent number: 9663364
    Abstract: A method is provided for making alkali metal hydrides by mechanochemically reacting alkali metal and hydrogen gas under mild temperature (e.g room temperature) and hydrogen pressure conditions without the need for catalyst, solvent, and intentional heating or cooling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Vitalij K. Pecharsky, Shalabh Gupta, Marek Pruski, Ihor Hlova, Andra Castle
  • METHOD OF MAKING ALKALI METAL HYDRIDES
    Publication number: 20170022060
    Abstract: A method is provided for making alkali metal hydrides by mechanochemically reacting alkali metal and hydrogen gas under mild temperature (e.g room temperature) and hydrogen pressure conditions without the need for catalyst, solvent, and intentional heating or cooling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Vitalij K. Pecharsky, Shalabh Gupta, Marek Pruski, Ihor Hlova, Andra Castle