Patents by Inventor Bruce Hinds

Bruce Hinds 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).

  • Apparatus and method for urea photo-oxidation
    Patent number: 11684707
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for photo-chemical oxidation are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a system for treating a dialysis fluid includes: a nanostructured photo-electrochemical anode; a source of light configured to illuminate the photo-electrochemical anode; and a cathode that is permeable to oxygen provided to the dialysis fluid and non-permeable to a liquid of the dialysis fluid. The photo-electrochemical anode is configured to remove urea from the dialysis fluid by converting the urea in the dialysis fluid into oxidation products through a photo electrochemical reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: University of Washington
    Inventors: Bruce Hinds, Guozheng Shao
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR UREA PHOTO-OXIDATION
    Publication number: 20210205521
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for photo-chemical oxidation are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a dialysis fluid regeneration system includes: a nanostructured anode; a source of light configured to illuminate the anode; and a cathode that is oxygen permeable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: University of Washington
    Inventors: Bruce Hinds, Guozheng Shao
  • Apparatus and method for urea photo-oxidation
    Patent number: 10973971
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for photo-chemical oxidation are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a dialysis fluid regeneration system includes: a nanostructured anode; a source of light configured to illuminate the anode; and a cathode that is oxygen permeable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: University of Washington
    Inventors: Bruce Hinds, Guozheng Shao
  • Apparatus and method for urea photo-oxidation
    Patent number: 10894118
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for photo-chemical oxidation are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for regenerating a dialysis fluid includes: flowing the dialysis fluid between an anode and a cathode of a dialysis system, where the anode comprises a plurality of nanostructures; illuminating the anode with a source of light; flowing oxygen through the cathode toward the dialysis fluid; and converting urea in the dialysis fluid into CO2, N2 and H2O thereby regenerating the dialysis fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: University of Washington
    Inventors: Bruce Hinds, Guozheng Shao
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR UREA PHOTO-OXIDATION
    Publication number: 20200054810
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for photo-chemical oxidation are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a dialysis fluid regeneration system includes: a nanostructured anode; a source of light configured to illuminate the anode; and a cathode that is oxygen permeable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: University of Washington Through its Center for Commercialization
    Inventors: Bruce Hinds, Guozheng Shao
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR UREA PHOTO-OXIDATION
    Publication number: 20200054811
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for photo-chemical oxidation are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for regenerating a dialysis fluid includes: flowing the dialysis fluid between an anode and a cathode of a dialysis system, where the anode comprises a plurality of nanostructures; illuminating the anode with a source of light; flowing oxygen through the cathode toward the dialysis fluid; and converting urea in the dialysis fluid into CO2, N2 and H2O thereby regenerating the dialysis fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: University of Washington Through its Center for Commercialization
    Inventors: Bruce Hinds, Guozheng Shao