Patents by Inventor Caleb V. Funk

Caleb V. Funk 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).

  • High selectivity polymer-nano-porous particle membrane structures
    Patent number: 8211951
    Abstract: Methods comprising mixing at least one nano-porous particle into a homogeneous solution of a polymer and a diluent at an elevated temperature to form a mixture; and cooling the mixture to solidify the polymer. Membranes comprising at least one nano-porous particle; and a polymer; wherein the at least one nano-porous particle comprises pores ranging from about 0.1 nanometers to about 10,000 nanometers in size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Douglas R. Lloyd, Caleb V. Funk
  • High Selectivity Polymer-Nano-Porous Particle Membrane Structures
    Publication number: 20100093879
    Abstract: Methods comprising mixing at least one nano-porous particle into a homogeneous solution of a polymer and a diluent at an elevated temperature to form a mixture; and cooling the mixture to solidify the polymer. Membranes comprising at least one nano-porous particle; and a polymer; wherein the at least one nano-porous particle comprises pores ranging from about 0.1 nanometers to about 10,000 nanometers in size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Douglas R. Lloyd, Caleb V. Funk