Patents by Inventor Borivoje B. Mikic

Borivoje B. Mikic 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).

  • Water desalination using directional solvent extraction
    Patent number: 8501007
    Abstract: Substantially pure water is produced via desalination using a directional solvent that directionally dissolves water but does not dissolve salt. The directional solvent is heated to dissolve water from the salt solution into the directional solvent. The remaining highly concentrated salt water is removed, and the solution of directional solvent and water is cooled to precipitate substantially pure water out of the solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Anurag Bajpayee, Daniel Kraemer, Andrew Jerome Muto, Gang Chen, John H. Lienhard, Borivoje B. Mikic
  • Water Desalination Using Directional Solvent Extraction
    Publication number: 20120138532
    Abstract: Substantially pure water is produced via desalination using a directional solvent that directionally dissolves water but does not dissolve salt. The directional solvent is heated to dissolve water from the salt solution into the directional solvent. The remaining highly concentrated salt water is removed, and the solution of directional solvent and water is cooled to precipitate substantially pure water out of the solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Anurag Bajpayee, Daniel Kraemer, Andrew Jerome Muto, Gang Chen, John H. Lienhard, Borivoje B. Mikic
  • Water desalination using directional solvent extraction
    Patent number: 8119007
    Abstract: Substantially pure water is produced via desalination using a directional solvent that directionally dissolves water but does not dissolve salt. The directional solvent is heated to dissolve water from the salt solution into the directional solvent. The remaining highly concentrated salt water is removed, and the solution of directional solvent and water is cooled to precipitate substantially pure water out of the solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Anurag Bajpayee, Daniel Kraemer, Andrew Jerome Muto, Gang Chen, John H. Lienhard, Borivoje B. Mikic
  • Water Desalination Using Directional Solvent Extraction
    Publication number: 20110108481
    Abstract: Substantially pure water is produced via desalination using a directional solvent that directionally dissolves water but does not dissolve salt. The directional solvent is heated to dissolve water from the salt solution into the directional solvent. The remaining highly concentrated salt water is removed, and the solution of directional solvent and water is cooled to precipitate substantially pure water out of the solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Anurag Bajpayee, Daniel Kraemer, Andrew Jerome Muto, Gang Chen, John H. Lienhard, Borivoje B. Mikic
  • Prosthesis for promotion of nerve regeneration
    Patent number: 4955893
    Abstract: A method for producing a biodegradable polymer having a preferentially oriented pore structure and a method for using the polymer to regenerate damaged nerve tissue is disclosed. The preferentially oriented pores are produced by an axial freezing process and serve to promote proper vascularation and regeneration of the damaged nerve. Preferably, the biodegradable polymer comprises uncrosslinked collagen-glycosaminoglycan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 11, 1990
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technologh
    Inventors: Ioannis V. Yannas, Dennis P. Orgill, Howard M. Loree, II, James F. Kirk, Albert S. P. Chang, Borivoje B. Mikic, Christian Krarup, Thorkild V. Norregaard