Patents by Inventor Brent William Barbee

Brent William Barbee 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).

  • Multifunctional superhydrophobic diatomaceous earth for chemical adhesion and color change
    Patent number: 11041080
    Abstract: Provided herein is a multifunctional particle and methods of forming the same. The multifunctional particle includes: a silica particle; a hydrophobic silane; and a silane coupling agent; where each of the hydrophobic silane and the silane coupling agent are chemically bonded to the surface of the silica particle; where the multifunctional particle is superhydrophobic and chemically reactive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Velox Flow, LLC
    Inventors: Peter Craig Venema, Brent William Barbee, Jordan Moriah Larson
  • Carbon based coatings and methods of producing the same
    Patent number: 11001922
    Abstract: Provided herein is a carbon based coating and methods of producing the same. The carbon based coating comprising an amorphous carbon thin film deposited on a substrate, the carbon based coating characterized in that the carbon based coating imparts enhanced surface durability properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: United Protective Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Brent William Barbee, Jordan Moriah Larson, Michael Raymond Greenwald, Christopher Shane Alexander, Matthew James Decourcelle, Jamey Tollfeldt Ewing
  • TRANSPARENT SUPERHYDROPHOBIC COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20210031232
    Abstract: Provided herein is a film and methods of producing the same. The film includes a substrate and a layer adjacent to the substrate, wherein a surface of the layer comprises spaced apart protrusions. The methods include providing a substrate, depositing a layer on at least a portion of the substrate, decomposing the layer to form at least a first phase of material and a second phase of material, and removing at least a portion of the second phase from the decomposed layer to form a structured layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: UNITED PROTECTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Peter Craig Venema, Brent William Barbee, Michael Raymond Greenwald
  • MULTIFUNCTIONAL SUPERHYDROPHOBIC DIATOMACEOUS EARTH FOR CHEMICAL ADHESION AND COLOR CHANGE
    Publication number: 20170260615
    Abstract: Provided herein is a multifunctional particle and methods of forming the same. The multifunctional particle includes: a silica particle; a hydrophobic silane; and a silane coupling agent; where each of the hydrophobic silane and the silane coupling agent are chemically bonded to the surface of the silica particle; where the multifunctional particle is superhydrophobic and chemically reactive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Peter Craig Venema, Brent William Barbee, Jordan Moriah Larson
  • Multifunctional superhydrophobic diatomaceous earth for chemical adhesion and color change
    Patent number: 9296839
    Abstract: Provided herein is a multifunctional particle and methods of forming the same. The multifunctional particle includes: a silica particle; a hydrophobic silane; and a silane coupling agent; where each of the hydrophobic silane and the silane coupling agent are chemically bonded to the surface of the silica particle; where the multifunctional particle is superhydrophobic and chemically reactive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: VELOX FLOW, LLC
    Inventors: Peter Craig Venema, Brent William Barbee, Jordan Moriah Larson
  • CARBON BASED COATINGS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150099123
    Abstract: Provided herein is a carbon based coating and methods of producing the same. The carbon based coating comprising an amorphous carbon thin film deposited on a substrate, the carbon based coating characterized in that the carbon based coating imparts enhanced surface durability properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2012
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Brent William Barbee, Jordan Moriah Larson, Michael Raymond Greenwald, Christopher Shane Alexander, Matthew James Decourcelle, Jamey Tollfeldt Ewing
  • MULTIFUNCTIONAL SUPERHYDROPHOBIC DIATOMACEOUS EARTH FOR CHEMICAL ADHESION AND COLOR CHANGE
    Publication number: 20140309343
    Abstract: Provided herein is a multifunctional particle and methods of forming the same. The multifunctional particle includes: a silica particle; a hydrophobic silane; and a silane coupling agent; where each of the hydrophobic silane and the silane coupling agent are chemically bonded to the surface of the silica particle; where the multifunctional particle is superhydrophobic and chemically reactive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventors: Peter Craig Venema, Brent William Barbee, Jordan Moriah Larson