Patents by Inventor Carolyn E. McDonald

Carolyn E. McDonald 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: 5611214
    Abstract: The invention is a microcomponent sheet architecture wherein macroscale unit processes are performed by microscale components. The sheet architecture may be a single laminate with a plurality of separate microcomponent sections or the sheet architecture may be a plurality of laminates with one or more microcomponent sections on each laminate. Each microcomponent or plurality of like microcomponents perform at least one unit operation. A first laminate having a plurality of like first microcomponents is combined with at least a second laminate having a plurality of like second microcomponents thereby combining at least two unit operations to achieve a system operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1997
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Robert S. Wegeng, M. Kevin Drost, Carolyn E. McDonald