Patents by Inventor Bradley Duncan

Bradley Duncan 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).

  • Patent number: 10369913
    Abstract: A seat assembly is provided with a seat bottom and a seat back extending upright from the seat bottom. At least two side bolster seating surfaces are spaced apart laterally on at least one of the seat bottom and the seat back. A bolster support assembly is provided adjacent each of the two side bolster seating surfaces. Each bolster support assembly has an air bladder and a rigid support mounted to the air bladder and positioned between the side bolster seating surface and the air bladder. When the air bladder is in an inflated position, a contact width of the rigid support along the bolster seating surface is greater than a bladder width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventor: Bradley Duncan
  • Patent number: 10272126
    Abstract: A stabilized microcapsule includes a liquid hydrophobic core including an essential oil and an aromatic monoaldehyde, and a shell encapsulating the core, the shell including a plurality of amino-functionalized inorganic nanoparticles. Also disclosed is a dispersion including a plurality of the stabilized microcapsules. The microcapsules and dispersions can be particularly useful for treating a bacterial biofilm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
    Inventors: Bradley Duncan, Xiaoning Li, Vincent M. Rotello
  • Patent number: 10073340
    Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed relate to protein films and methods of making the same. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of making a protein film including placing on a substrate a protein solution, to form a precursor protein film. The protein solution includes one or more proteins. The method includes compressing the precursor protein film to form a protein film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: University of Massachusetts
    Inventors: Vincent M Rotello, Bradley Duncan, Li-Sheng Wang, Eunhee Jeoung, Chandramouleeswaran Subramani, Krishnendu Saha
  • Publication number: 20180056829
    Abstract: A seat assembly is provided with a seat bottom and a seat back extending upright from the seat bottom. At least two side bolster seating surfaces are spaced apart laterally on at least one of the seat bottom and the seat back. A bolster support assembly is provided adjacent each of the two side bolster seating surfaces. Each bolster support assembly has an air bladder and a rigid support mounted to the air bladder and positioned between the side bolster seating surface and the air bladder. When the air bladder is in an inflated position, a contact width of the rigid support along the bolster seating surface is greater than a bladder width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventor: Bradley DUNCAN
  • Publication number: 20170049113
    Abstract: A stabilized microcapsule includes a liquid hydrophobic core including an essential oil and an aromatic monoaldehyde, and a shell encapsulating the core, the shell including a plurality of amino-functionalized inorganic nanoparticles. Also disclosed is a dispersion including a plurality of the stabilized microcapsules. The microcapsules and dispersions can be particularly useful for treating a bacterial biofilm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Bradley Duncan, Xiaoning Li, Vincent M. Rotello
  • Publication number: 20160096935
    Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed relate to protein films and methods of making the same. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of making a protein film including placing on a substrate a protein solution, to form a precursor protein film. The protein solution includes one or more proteins. The method includes compressing the precursor protein film to form a protein film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Vincent M. Rotello, Bradley Duncan, Li-Sheng Wang, Eunhee Jeoung, Chandramouleeswaran Subramani, Krishnendu Saha
  • Publication number: 20050114097
    Abstract: A method for analyzing a turbulent fluid flow field includes the steps of: creating a mathematical model of a physical object; simulating a flow field around said model, wherein said flow field is at least partially turbulent; generating time series flow data output data representative of said flow field; and identifying repeating turbulent flow patterns in said flow data. These features are identified by selecting at least one frequency range of interest; filtering the flow data based on the frequency range; and observing coherent structure in the filtered data. The method may be implemented as a software program running on a computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Applicant: Automotive Aerodynamics, Inc.
    Inventor: Bradley Duncan